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21st Century Scholars

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Program Information

The Twenty-first Century Scholars program helps Indiana families afford a college education for their children and began in fall of 1990. 
The focus is to assist students from low and moderate income families afford the ever-increasing cost of a college education.
Income-eligible 7th and 8th graders who enroll in the program and fulfill a pledge of good citizenship may be eligible for up to four years of college tuition at any participating public college or university in Indiana.

 

Program Highlights 

 

Highlights

•Increased (11,500 students enrolled in 2011 cohort/27,500 students enrolled in 2015 cohort)

•Higher High School Graduation Rate than the General Public

•Higher College Matriculation Rate than General Public (Nearly 90% of Scholars enter college directly after high school, compared to 67% for all Indiana high school students)

 

Areas for Improvement

•Only 13% of Scholars graduate from college on time (compared to 23% for all Indiana public college students)

•Less than a third (31%) of Scholars graduate after three and six years, respectively (45% for all Indiana public college students)

 

New Outreach Model

21st Century Scholars Outreach Regions

Beginning this fall, the 21st Century Scholars Program launched a new Outreach Model, in which the state is divided into eight Outreach Territories, with one Outreach Coordinator in each. Each Outreach Coordinator is charged with working with areas K-12 Schools, youth serving organizations, businesses, and colleges to develop partnerships and support programming for 21st Century Scholars in their region, with a focus on college readiness and retention.

 This new model will . . .

•Improve overall efficiency, by creating a centralized support structure

•Provide a fiscally sustainable model

•Build program capacity and enable better support of a growing Scholars population

However, 21st Century Scholars Support Staff will no longer be able to provide direct services, including . . .

•Scholar Enrollment

•Senior Exit Interviews

•College Tours

 

 

Career Presentation

Purdue Extra-Curriculars

Twenty-First Century Scholar Pledge
•I will graduate with an Indiana High School Diploma from a state-accredited high school.
•I will participate in a Scholar Success Program that helps me plan, prepare and pay for college success.
•I will achieve a cumulative high school GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale.
•I will not use illegal drugs or alcohol, or commit a crime or delinquent act.
•I will apply for admission to an eligible Indiana college or university as a high school senior.
•I will apply on time for student financial aid (by March 10th of my senior year of high school).