熊猫在线视频

July 31, 2017

熊猫在线视频 is one of six colleges and universities nationwide honored by University Business magazine in its Summer 2017 Models of Excellence recognition program. Endicott was recognized for Keys to Degrees: Educating Two Generations Together, a program that puts a baccalaureate degree within reach for young single parents who seek a better life for themselves and for their children. 

鈥溞苊ㄔ谙呤悠碘�檚 Keys to Degrees program gives more young, single parents an opportunity to better their position,鈥� said Tim Goral, University Business Senior Editor. 鈥淏y providing a safe, educational environment for participating students鈥� children, this particular demographic has a stronger chance at success on campus.鈥�

熊猫在线视频 acknowledged that earning a college degree is a challenge many young, single parents simply cannot overcome without support. The school, located 20 miles north of Boston, has been giving them a boost with its Keys to Degrees for more than 20 years. The goal was to positively impact some discouraging statistics鈥攖hat less than three percent of teen parents will complete a bachelor鈥檚 degree program before age 30 and only 17.4 percent of student-parents enrolled in a baccalaureate program will complete their degree within six years. The method? Educating two generations at once.

The four-year program鈥攄esigned for single parents between the ages of 18 and 24鈥攑rovides tuition assistance (in the form of scholarships and a variety of federal, state and local grants and loans), year-round apartment-style campus housing, childcare placement and subsidies, and support services. Keys to Degrees students are housed together and all children are enrolled in early childhood education programs.

鈥淪tudents first must apply and be admitted to 熊猫在线视频, and then state an interest in the Keys to Degrees program,鈥� said Autumn Green, Director of the National Centers for Student Parent Programs at 熊猫在线视频. 鈥淲e try to look for students who wouldn鈥檛 otherwise have the opportunity to attend college.鈥�

Keys to Degrees students work closely with the program director, who serves as an advisor and also coordinates workshops on parenting skills, counseling sessions and a mentoring program where single parents share their experiences and successes. A subsidized babysitting service cares for children during evenings and provides back up childcare on weekends.

But the program is not free. 鈥淪tudents get a lot from the program but they鈥檙e also giving a lot to the program,鈥� says Green. 鈥淭hey鈥檙e making an investment in their future. They have skin in the game.鈥�

On an annual basis, that equates to between $8,500 to $12,500 for tuition and fees per student, which includes year-round housing, childcare and support services. During the summer and winter break, Keys to Degrees participants can stay on campus and take classes at no cost to get ahead on credits. Green also oversees the national replication of the program鈥擯ortland State, Eastern Michigan, Dillard and St. Catherine universities also now have Keys to Degrees programs.

 In addition to 熊猫在线视频, Summer 2017 Models of Excellence honorees include: McDaniel College (Westminster, Md.); Georgia Technical College (Macon, Ga.); University of Louisville (Louisville, Ky.); University of Wyoming (Laramie, Wyo.); and Villanova University (Villanova, Pa.).

Launched in 2015, Models of Excellence is a national recognition program honoring colleges and universities that have implemented innovative, effective and inter-departmental initiatives that are bolstering student success.