| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.32 |
| Liaison | R. Johnston |
| Submission Date | Nov. 30, 2012 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Missouri, Kansas City
PAE-10: Affordability and Access Programs
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.00 / 3.00 |
R. Kaye
Johnston Sustainability Coordinator Campus Facilities |
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:
UMKC participates in the federal TRIO programs. More information can be seen at http://www.umkc.edu/cad/ub/trio_history.htm
A brief description of the institution’s policies and programs to minimize the cost of attendance for low-income students?:
At UMKC, our goal is to attract the best and the brightest students by offering a dedicated, world-class faculty, a comprehensive selection of degree programs and a wide range of scholarship and financial aid opportunities," said Gail Hackett, Ph.D., UMKC executive vice chancellor and provost. "This recognition by The Princeton Review is an affirmation of UMKC's mission to make education accessible and affordable for our students."
A brief description of the institution’s programs to equip the institution's faculty and staff to better serve students from low-income backgrounds:
Project First/Upward Bound is a friendly, helping program for high-school students who would like to go to college, but might have trouble attending because of lack of funds, low grades or inadequate high-school preparation. Upward Bound is federally funded and the University of Missouri-Kansas City is the host institution. Upward Bound is one of the seven TRIO programs. We help students improve study skills, build confidence, motivation, self-discipline, maturity and better grades so that they can go to the college of their choice. We help increase their success in both secondary and post-secondary education.
A brief description of the institution’s programs to prepare students from low-income backgrounds for higher education:
Jumpstart
Jumpstart joins together dedicated college students, called Corps members, and preschool children from low-income communities. This campus-based AmeriCorps program recruits and trains work-study supported college students. Jumpstart Corps members have the unique opportunity to inspire young children to learn, serve in a local community, work on a team, and build professional skills. All Corps members receive professional-caliber training to help them implement Jumpstart’s outcome-based program, promote children’s school success, and become stronger citizens. Upon completion of a term of service with Jumpstart, college students receive a $1,132 Education Award from AmeriCorps. Jumpstart is working toward the day every child in America enters school prepared to succeed.
Upward Bound
The UMKC Upward Bound Program is a federally funded TRIO program through the Department of Higher Education. Upward Bound provides tutorial sessions, college and academic advising, spring break college tours, financial aid workshops, cultural enrichment events, student leadership conferences, dual credit programs, and a six-week summer residential experience to first-generation and/or low-income high school students. The UMKC Upward Bound has produced alumni that have gone on to complete graduate school, enroll in medical school or law school, and are now working in successful careers
A brief description of the institution's scholarships for low-income students:
A brief description of the institution’s programs to guide parents of low-income students through the higher education experience:
A brief description of the institution’s targeted outreach to recruit 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:
The website URL where information about programs in each of the areas listed above is available:
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