| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 47.43 |
| Liaison | Michael Iversen |
| Submission Date | Aug. 28, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
St. Lawrence University
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
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3.00 / 3.00 |
Does the institution have policies and programs in place to make it accessible and affordable to low-income students?:
A brief description of the institution’s participation in federal TRIO programs:
St. Lawrence is a recipient and participant in the Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program to prepare undergraduates for graduate study by providing support and involvement in research and other scholarly activities.
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
To maintain our commitment to and support of students from low-income families, we augment the federal and state (if eligible) aid with considerable St. Lawrence funds, making it possible for even the neediest student to enroll. We are successful. A full 18.6% of our students are Pell Grant recipients.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
While there is no regular program to equip the institution’s faculty and staff to serve students from low-income backgrounds we have two staff that provide consultative support when asked.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
Our First-Year Program (FYP) provides close advising – students see their adviser 2-3 times per week – to all students, providing opportunities to uncover issues and to effect solutions. In addition, we are a HEOP school and enroll 60 students across the four years who have great promise, but are from under-resourced high school and from low socio-economic environments. They receive services of academic and social support throughout their tenure.
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
Grants to low income students are usually 70% of our comprehensive fee, over $40,000. We have two full scholarships under our Kirk Douglas Scholarship program that are awarded annually to students from low-income backgrounds.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
We regularly speak at “Parent Nights” across the country, provide parents admissions, financial aid, and student life briefings and panels during campus visit programs, and make it a point to engage parents during interviews. We also have two staff members who respond to family members or friends questions and concerns. Many of our low-income students do not live with parents or family members.
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit students from low-income backgrounds:
We practice a “total team management” philosophy in working with students from low-income backgrounds. All admissions officers visit schools, conduct off-campus interviews, and attend college fairs that include students from low-income backgrounds.
A brief description of the institution’s other admissions policies and programs:
A brief description of the institution’s other financial aid polices or programs:
A brief description of the institution’s other policies and programs not covered above:
We are one of a minority of colleges and universities in New York that participate in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program, a program to attract to the STEM fields more New York students who are under-represented and economically disadvantaged.
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Jeff Rickey, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid provided the answers to most of these questions.
Jeff Rickey, Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid provided the answers to most of these questions.
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