BEATING THE ODDS - Post-Secondary Success

and ethnic groups.18 As a result, thousands of students are forgoing their education each year, Figure 1: Race and Ethnicity of Population Under and this is expected to increase in number and and Over 200% of Poverty, Utah in the proportion of Utah’s students as the pop- Unde r 2 0 0 % Ove r 2 0 0 % ulation continues to transform. [...] Their work, with the other obligations they may be juggling, often push them to attend school BEATING THE ODDS | 4 | UTAH FOUNDATION part time, making them more likely to leave col- lege.27 This is in large part a matter of duration; the longer it takes to work toward a degree, the lower Utah students are more likely to have children the chance of completi. [...] This, in addition to a glossary of terms and acronyms, aims to help students and parents to better understand and navigate the college process and financial aid. [...] The people I have talked to often share the same reluctance to approach uni- versity staff with questions or concerns due to the perception of school administration being impersonal and not being willing to spend the time needed to explain the process at their level, and meet students where they are at. [...] The U of U’s program asks students to pay 2.85% of their income after graduation for three to 10 years, depending on the student’s major and the amount received – between $3,000 and $10,000.79 BEATING THE ODDS | 12 | UTAH FOUNDATION CARES ACT The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provided $48 million as of the summer of 2020 to the emergency funds of colleges and universit.