°ϲ Renews Partnership With Common App to Continue to Increase Access to Higher Education
Today, °ϲ announced it has joined Common App’s direct admissions program for the second consecutive year to connect more students to postsecondary opportunities. °ϲ joins over 70 colleges and universities nationwide in a program that provides over 200,000 first-generation and low and middle-income students who are interested in attending college. In partnering with Common App, °ϲ can continue to increase access to higher education for both traditional and nontraditional students.
“°ϲ’s partnership with Common App has proven to be successful in reaching students who would benefit most from the supportive, inclusive and quality education °ϲ has to offer,” said Adam Castro, vice president for enrollment management at °ϲ. “°ϲ welcomed its largest freshman class this fall thanks, in part, to direct admissions programs like Common App.”
“We are excited for °ϲ to join our direct admissions program where even more students will now know that they are worthy and wanted on a college campus,” said Jenny Rickard, president & CEO of Common App. “Overall, direct admissions is about changing the narrative of a college education from one of scarcity to one of opportunity, by ensuring students know that college opportunity is an abundant resource — and one that’s available to them.”
Common App has piloted a direct admissions program since 2021, offering admission to students who created a Common App account and provided enough academic information – but had not yet completed all – of their open applications. The latest iteration of the pilot offered admission to 330,000 students at 14 participating institutions, including °ϲ, and over 800 students accepted the offer. Results showed the impacts of the intervention were strongest for Black or African American, Latinx, and first-generation students.
Last year, 30 students enrolled through the direct admissions program and °ϲ expects enrollment to increase in year two of the program.
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