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Researched and written by Melissa Lent. Additional research by Eric Raimondi, Ian Galinson, Carmel Agnant, Blake Robert Mills, and Sajina Shrestha. Edited by Eli Dvorkin, Jonathan Bowles, and Dorian Block. Designed by Stislow Design.  \nCenter for an Urban Future (CUF) is a leading New York City-based think tank that generates smart and sustainable public policies to reduce inequality, increase economic mobility, and grow the economy.  \nThis report was supported by a grant from the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation, which serves communities in the Americas, grounded in a longstanding tradition of social responsibility.  \nGeneral operating support for the Center for an Urban Future has been provided by The Clark Foundation and the Altman Foundation.  \nCover Photo: Jefferson Sees on Unsplash  \nEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jonathan Bowles  \nEDITORIAL & POLICY DIRECTOR Eli Dvorkin  \nEVENTS AND OPERATIONS MANAGER Stephanie Arevalo  \nSENIOR EDITOR Dorian Block  \nDEPUTY POLICY DIRECTOR Melissa Lent  \nDATA RESEARCHER Rachel Neches  \nRESEARCH AND OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE Sophia Tumolo  \nSENIOR FELLOW FOR CLIMATE & OPPORTUNITY John Surico  \nBOARD OF DIRECTORS Gifford Miller (Chairman)  \nMargaret Anadu Jonathan Bowles Rafael E. Cestero Russell Dubner Garnesha Ezediaro Susan Fine  \nKyle Kimball  \nKaty Knight Jessie Lazarus David Lebenstein Eric S. Lee Monisha Nariani Max Neukirchen Andrew Reicher John Siegal Thomas Vecchione Sherry Wang Kate Wittels  \nTable of Contents  \nHelping NYC’s Low-Income Adult Learners  \nSucceed at CUNY  \nIntroduction  ...................................................... 1  \nOvercoming the Key Challenges that Prevent CUNY’s Adult Learners From Earning Degrees  ............................................. 10  \nSeizing Vital Opportunities to Boost Support for Adult Learners  .......... 17  \nModels for Boosting Adult Learner Success: Three Innovative Policies From Other States That New York Should Consider Replicating  .......... 21  \nRecommendations  ............................................... 24  \nHELPING NYC’S LOW-INCOME ADULT LEARNERS SUCC E ED AT CUNY  \nHelping NYC’s Low-Income  \nAdult Learners Succeed at CUNY  \nIN RECENT YEARS, NEW YORK CITY AND STATE LEADERS HAVE WORKED WITH THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF New York (CUNY) to help boost the number of New Yorkers from lower-income backgrounds who succeed in earning college degrees. These achievements are vital for ensuring that far more New Yorkers get on the path to well-paying careers at a time when accessible industries have shed employment, even as well-paying jobs that typically require bachelor’s degrees continue to grow.  \nBut further progress will only be possible through a significant expansion of supports for CUNY’s 41,000 undergraduate adult learners, too many of whom are falling behind on the path to a degree.  \nToday, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of all degree-seeking undergraduate students at CUNY are adult learners—students over the age of 25. These students are juggling an outsized share of family and work responsibilities compared to the traditional 18-year-old freshman. They are much more likely to be among the 31 percent of all working CUNY students who have full-time jobs, and among the 13 percent of all students who are financially supporting children—including one in six community college students.1 And adult learners at CUNY are more likely to be Black and/or women than are students under 25.  \nAdult learners bring many strengths with them to college. As a result, some adult learners at CUNY do very well; more than 13,900 students over 25 earned undergraduate degrees in 2023. But too many never get to the college finish line. The majority of CUNY students over the age of 25 are transfer students who have already earned some college credits. But just 51.1 percent of them ","cbCaiefeOtCVDDWO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiefeOtCVDDWO","pdf",393028,33,"English","# Introduction\n## Overcoming the Key Challenges that Prevent CUNY’s Adult Learners From Earning Degrees\n## Seizing Vital Opportunities to Boost Support for Adult Learners\n## Models for Boosting Adult Learner Success: Three Innovative Policies From Other States That New York Should Consider Replicating\n## Recommendations","[{\"question\":\"What is the report’s main goal?\",\"answer\":\"To expand supports for CUNY’s low-income adult learners so more of them can earn college degrees.\"},{\"question\":\"Which barriers most restrict adult learners’ progress?\",\"answer\":\"Limited flexible online/night/weekend scheduling, restricted access to after-6 p.m. childcare, and difficulties accessing financial aid are highlighted as major obstacles.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of solutions does the report recommend?\",\"answer\":\"It emphasizes scaling effective CUNY programs, addressing unpaid student balances and advising needs, and considering successful policies from other states while extending college success initiatives beyond full-time students.\"}]","Helping NYC’s Low-Income Adult Learners Succeed at CUNY - Executive summary and findings | PDF",1792045594,83]