Black students face lower retention rates statewide By Kate DubyThe Razorback Reporter Although first-year retention rates for black students in Arkansas have increased nearly 7% since 2015, black students still face substantially lower retention rates than white students statewide, according to recent data compiled by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education. From fall 2016 to…Continue Reading Black students face lower retention rates statewide
Category: Student Debt
Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar & Their Debt to Better Themselves
Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar, and their Debt, to Better Themselves University of Arkansas first-generation students have decreased over the years, but the student loan debt has steadily increased and exceeded Arkansas’ average over the past 5 years, according to the College Scoreboard, a Department of Education database. By Elena RamirezThe…Continue Reading Setting the Example: How First-Gen Students Raise the Bar & Their Debt to Better Themselves
FEMALE-MALEGAPS
Females Face High Student Debt at Technical Schools By Kirsten BairdThe Razorback Reporter Female students who graduate from Bryan University, a technical school in Rogers, have an average of about $18,000 in student loans. This is $9,375 more than male graduates accrue, according to U.S. Department of Education student loan data from 2016-17. Bryan has…Continue Reading FEMALE-MALEGAPS
Women face higher rates of student loan debt, studies find
Women face higher rates of student loan debt, studies find By Coleman Bonner The Razorback Reporter According to the American Association of University Women, females graduating with a bachelor’s degree have an average cumulative debt of $21,619 as opposed to the $18,880 cumulative average for males. Females, on average, leave school with greater amounts of…Continue Reading Women face higher rates of student loan debt, studies find
Arkansans Work To Make Dreams Possible Even With Student Debt
Arkansans Work To Make Dreams Possible Even With Student Debt Graduating from college, getting married, having children and buying a home are all part of the quintessential “American Dream.” By Abbi RossThe Razorback Reporter When author James Truslow Adams coined the “American Dream” idea in 1931, student debt was not the $1.6 trillion weight pushing…Continue Reading Arkansans Work To Make Dreams Possible Even With Student Debt