Applying to college has always been harder for first-generation and low-income students than for peers with greater access to support at every step of the process. This year, data shows, that gulf has widened.
The Connecticut college recently partnered with Middletown WORKS, a Working Cities Challenge Initiative led by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, on a career enrichment program.
When students walk through the doors of the Dodge City Community College Student Achievement and Resources Center (SARC), they can expect a calm, relaxed environment for tutoring, advising, studying and study hall.