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May 6, 2021 9:20 AM
A $34,000 grant has been announced by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education to support a Summer Bridge program at Hopkinsville Community College.
A news release says the program is targeted to high school students who graduated in Spring 2020 or are graduating in Spring 2021.
According to HCC Chief Institutional Advancement Officer Yvette Eastham, the grant’s focus is on preparedness, academics, transition to college and assistance. The inaugural, no-fee program will begin on July 12 and run through August 6, Monday – Thursday, narrowing the gap between the bridge program and the start of fall classes on August 16.
Western Kentucky University proposing tuition hike
May 4, 2021
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky University is proposing a 2% tuition increase and proposing cuts to offset a budget shortfall of nearly $8 million.
The university s board of regents will review the proposal on Friday.
Budget materials provided by the university said enrollment for the fall of 2021 is difficult to forecast due to the unprecedented closure of high schools for most of (academic year) 2020-2021 year,” The Daily News of Bowling Green reported.
It also said “communications with high school students have been challenging during the pandemic.”
The school is facing $7.8 million in budget cuts that could include operational spending reductions, travel reductions, strategic hiring pauses, etc.,” the materials said.
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Even with the turmoil of COVID-19, minority students in Kentucky achieved steady gains in college degrees and credentials last year, and overall, the state remains on pace to meet its educational attainment goals in 2030.
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) released those findings – among many others – as part of its annual progress report on colleges and universities in the commonwealth. It shows that, despite unprecedented disruptions during the spring 2020 semester, higher education continued to make important headway on key metrics in the 2019-20 academic year.
According to the data, some of the biggest gains occurred in degree production among underrepresented minority (URM) students. Compared to the previous year, URM bachelor’s degrees rose 4.8% at public universities in 2019-20. Credentials awarded to URM students also increased 7.1% at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS).
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