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Direct linkGeralyn Agnes Janice – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Louisiana's community and technical colleges provide access to educational programs. However, access to opportunity is not enough for individuals such as low-income Black females due to the residual impact of educational practices and structural inequalities. However, provisional changes in federal funding legislation give states the flexibility…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Females, African American Students, Technical Institutes
Download full textLouisiana Board of Regents, 2023
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, also known as TOPS), Louisiana's merit-based student aid program, was created via Act 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. Act…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, State Aid, College Students
Shalena Barber Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2021
According to Donavan (2014) National Center for Education Statistics shows 8.4 million enrolled in higher education in 2010 were nontraditional learners, and the projected enrollment will reach 10.3 million by 2021. Adult learners will constitute over 41% of post-secondary students in the next five years. Institutions have seen an increase in…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Academic Persistence, Academic Achievement, Nontraditional Students
Louisiana Board of Regents, 2022
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, also known as TOPS) was created by Act 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered postsecondary education in the fall of 1998. Act 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative…
Descriptors: Tuition, College Entrance Examinations, High School Graduates, Eligibility
Louisiana Board of Regents, 2021
The Tuition Opportunity Program for Students (subsequently renamed the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, also known as TOPS) was created by Act 1375 of the 1997 Regular Legislative Session. The first college freshman class to receive TOPS awards entered post-secondary education in the fall of 1998. Act 1202 of the 2001 Regular Legislative…
Descriptors: Tuition, College Entrance Examinations, High School Graduates, Eligibility
