New York's Investment in Higher Education

Yields Greater Access

 

Liberty Partnerships Program offers comprehensive pre-collegiate/dropout prevention programs to students enrolled in grades 5-12 to improve their ability to graduate from high school and enter postsecondary education and the workforce.

Restore: Proposed cut of $538,000; Cut would mean:

• Fewer services to students already in the program

• Increase in dropout rates among LPP students

• Reduction in graduation rates among LPP

Request: Increase of $5.6 million

Reported Plans of LPP Graduates

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LPP HS Graduation Rate: 90%

Overall HS Graduation Rate: 67%

	College	Workforce	Undecided
	80%	11%	9%

 

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Five-Year Baccalaureate Degree Graduation Rates - NYS vs. HEOP

		2003	2004	2005
NYS Total		55.6%	57.1%	51.8%
HEOP Students		63.1%	55%	58%

Arthur O. Eve Higher Education Opportunity Program offers financial assistance, supplemental instruction, internships and counseling to students who might not otherwise pursue postsecondary education.

Restore: Proposed cut of $1.04 million

Cut would mean:

• Loss of financial assistance for some HEOP students

• Fewer colleges may offer HEOP programs as they will not be able to make up the loss of State funding.

Request: Increase of $4.5 million