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BFA Institutional Self-Assessment Guide The BFA Institutional Self-Assessment Guide is designed to help your institution take stock of how low-income student concerns are being addressed. These questions are designed to spur thinking about how deeply integrated low-income student support services and approaches are, and about whether they have been implemented in ways that best serve […]
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Campus-based exemplars for serving low-income students Northampton College: Food and housing insecurity Food and Housing Insecurity Benefits Access for College Completion (BACC) was a $4.8 million, three-year initiative to increase college completion rates by improving students’ access to a range of public benefits to reduce financial barriers to college completion. Seven participating community and technical […]
STRATEGY 3: BUILD INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS Questions 1-7: These questions explore the variety and nature of your institution’s relationships with community partners. If you answered mostly Yes, your institution has established community partnerships to provide support to low-income students. Students may go off campus to receive support, or community partners may come on campus to […]
BFA Strategies Strategy 3: Build internal and external partnerships Collaborating with groups inside and outside the institution can complement current programming and fill gaps in services designed to assist low-income students. Given the increasing demands on today’s students, growing concerns about accountability for student outcomes, and shrinking postsecondary budgets, it is increasingly important that postsecondary […]
BFA Strategies Strategy 4: Optimize Student Use of Services Offering a full suite of on- and off-campus services is critical to address the financial hardships of low-income students. However, these services can only be effective if the students who need them actually use them. In a recent report, Nudging for Success: Using Behavioral Science to […]
In a recent practice guide titled Learning from High-Performing and Fast-Gaining Institutions, the Education Trust identifies 10 analyses institutions might make – essentially, 10 questions to answer – that will prompt action to increase college completion among low-income and students of color.
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STRATEGY 4: OPTIMIZE STUDENT USE OF SERVICES Question 1: This question addresses the importance of clearly communicating the full cost of attendance. If you answered Yes, consider where students learn this information and if there are additional venues where this information can be reinforced. If you answered No, consider working with your financial aid office, as well […]
INTERPRETATION GUIDE After your team has completed the BFA Self-Assessment, the next step is to identify opportunities for action in support of low-income students. Discussing Reactions It is recommended that those responsible for institutional research, planning and institutional effectiveness be involved in discussions about the Self-Assessment findings. These professionals will help the team understand existing […]