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Higher Education Financial Services DC Tuition Assistance Grant Program (DCTAG)
Fact Update
- Of the DCTAG 2000 - 2001 freshman class, 38% graduated, of the DCTAG 2001 - 2002 freshman class, 36% graduated. The national average for low-income, minority students is 47%.
The below information represents data collected as of the school year 2005 - 2006:
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The DCTAG program provided $30.5 million to more than 4,700 students.
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38% of DCTAG recipients were the first in their family to attend college.
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68% of DCTAG awards were provided to students with very low or low income levels.
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67% of DCTAG awards were provided to District of Columbia Public School students.
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79% of DCTAG students attended public colleges and universities.
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Females received 59% of DCTAG awards and males received 41%.
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Full-time students received over 90% of DCTAG awards.
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The District government provides $3 million annually for students through the DC Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership program (DCLEAP), a 5 to 1 match to federal funding.
Student Enrollment
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College enrollment of District Public School graduates has doubled since DCTAG was launched in the 2000 - 2001 school year.
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DCTAG eligible applicants have increased 49% since DCTAG was launched in the school year 2000 - 2001 growing from 2,835 in 2000 - 2001 to 5,791 in school year 2005 - 2006.
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