1. Building Success: Excelsior Scholarship Revisited

2. THERE’S NO FREE LUNCH. THE EXCELSIOR SCHOLARSHIP PLAN IS BAD FOR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, BAD FOR PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS, BAD FOR THE ECONOMY, BAD FOR STUDENTS…AND BAD FOR NEW YORK.
Times Union
Mar 2017

3. Initial Concerns

4. SUNY will be over-enrolled
Times Union
Mar 2017

5. Private colleges will be under-enrolled
Times Union
Mar 2017

7. What Happened

8. SUNY undergraduate enrollment decreased 1% in 2017

9. At 48 majority New-Yorker serving private colleges, undergraduate enrollment decreased 2% in 2017
Nov 2017

10. CUNY first-time freshman enrollment increased 3% in 2017

11. But, unique applicants to SUNY increased 9% for 2018

12. CUNY

14. Times Union
Oct 2017

15. Ongoing Concerns

16. New York State’s free college program is a bait into a trap for students who attend campuses where students hardly ever earn 30 credits a year.
Gotham Gazette
Jul 2017

17. You’ve just been offered a great job in Hoboken. Not so fast, kid
You’ve just been offered a great job in Hoboken? Not so fast, kid! Well, if the goal is to keep New York’s population from continuing to decline, trapping millennials within state borders is a creative way to do it.
Times Union
April 2017

18. What may happen?

19. 11% 10% Increase of full-time freshmen taking 15 credits or more
at SUNY
10%
Increase of full-time freshmen taking
15 credits or more
at CUNY

20. Approximately 85% of SUNY graduates will remain in the state of New York
Scholarship will revert to an interest-free 10-year loan if residency requirement is not met

21. Success?

22. The College System of Tennessee, Sept 2017

23. Success indicators in Tennessee
Retention rates
Increased FAFSA completion
Reduction in loans requested
Enrollment increases for first time
Graduation rates

25. Success Indicators for New York
6.4% more likely to earn any award than 12-credit students
11% more likely for 4-year students
Students who enroll in 15 credits are more likely to graduate
9% savings per degree for community college students
14% savings for 4-year schools
Large benefits for members of racial/ethnic minority groups

26. Benefits for society and college
Savings per degree
$61,950 vs $56,150 for momentum students
$173,310 vs $138,050
Higher revenues from tuition and fees as more students are retained
8 states have some form of a free tuition initiative
New York is the only state that has it for 4-year schools

27. New Concerns

28. Times Union
Apr 2018

29. Enhanced Tuition Awards
Adelphi University  Alfred University American Academy of Dramatic Arts ASA College Berkeley College Boricua College Bryant & Stratton College Canisius College
College of Mount Saint Vincent College of Westchester Concordia College-New York Cornell University Davis College DeVry College of New York Dominican College Elim Bible Institute and College Five Towns College Hilbert College Jamestown Business College Kings College Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Long Island University
Manhattan College Manhattanville College Mercy College
Metropolitan College of New York Molloy College Monroe College Mount Saint Mary College Niagara University Nyack College Pace University Plaza College St. John’s University St. Thomas Aquinas College Swedish Institute The College of Saint Rose Touro College Trocaire College Utica College Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology Villa Maria College of Buffalo Yeshiva University
Enhanced Tuition Awards

30. “A better model would target aid to low-income students and help cover other costs associated with going to college,” she said.
Times Union
Dec 2017

31. NPR, Dec 2017
The Guardian, Dec 2015

32. What your students need to know

33. Appeals Accepted for 2018
Current adjusted gross income is $110,000 or below due to the disability, divorce or separation of a parent, spouse or the student or the death of a parent or spouse 
Deadline: Before July 23, 2018 (as soon as possible)
Income Appeal Form and Submitting

35. Losing Eligibility Income exceeds threshold
NYS Residency- student is no longer a resident
30 credits between 365 days or continuous enrollment
Cannot regain eligibility
Demonstrate good cause may appeal
Complete and submit the  Excelsior Scholarship Program Appeal Form 

37. Be Aware of Tuition Charges
: $6,470 (until )
Actual award $2,750 & excelsior credit $485
Only for Fall and Spring semesters

38. Eligibility requirements for ADA students
Not required to maintain 30 credits a year
Complete number of credits enrolled each term
Missing credits can be earned during summer and winter terms

39. Contract Sign the contract! Before signing contract
Send to
After signing contract
Call HESC

40. Other Tips
Encourage students to take AP courses
Advocate to donors

41. FAFSA Challenge : New York Number One!
FAFSA Completion Dates : Money Monday$
October 1 15 22 29
November 5 19 26

42. Recommended Reading

44. Questions and Concerns for Year Two?