Get more students to apply for federal student aid.But she noted the size of the grant has not risen at the same rate as tuition. Perna praised the state for continuing to make this a need-based award that serves students who need it most.
Increase and stabilize funding for the Pennsylvania State Grant.Smooth the pathway for students to transfer credits, especially between community colleges and four-year institutions.Students frequently have to attend courses at multiple sites, sometimes in different counties, to complete programs. Pennsylvania’s current network of 14 community colleges, offering programs in 109 sites, leaves large areas of the state underserved. Make sure every resident has access to a community college.Ensuring that any funding formula provides adequate resources for community colleges and other institutions that enroll high rates of traditionally underserved groups, including racial and ethnic minorities, and low-income families.Perna’s recommendations for the commission included: She is currently creating the first comprehensive study of college promise programs in the US. She is also the co-founder of Penn GSE’s Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Penn AHEAD). Perna, an expert in higher education access, affordability, and student success, chairs Penn GSE’s Higher Education division, ranked #7 by U.S. “We can’t get to where we need to be in terms of educational attainment without closing the gaps,” Perna said, “and we have some really big gaps.” The Higher Education Funding Commission, which is charged with creating a formula for how the state invests in higher education, asked Penn GSE’s Laura Perna what to do about it.Īt a January 8 hearing at West Chester University, Perna told the commission that unless the Commonwealth can find ways to expand access and support for minorities, low-income students, and adult learners lower barriers between institutions and make it easier for families to understand the cost of college, residents and businesses will continue to struggle. State leaders know the stats, like Pennsylvania ranking 49 th in college affordability. Pennsylvania is facing a higher education affordability crisis that limits the opportunities for students, families, businesses, and colleges themselves. Penn GSE professor Laura Perna testifies at a Januhearing of Pennsylvania Higher Education Funding Commission at West Chester University.
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