{"id":35673,"date":"2022-09-19T09:52:02","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/?p=35673"},"modified":"2022-09-19T09:52:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T13:52:02","slug":"tap-expanded-to-help-part-time-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2022\/09\/tap-expanded-to-help-part-time-students\/","title":{"rendered":"TAP Expanded To Help Part-Time Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>New York state has launched a $150 million expansion of its Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that will provide funding to students pursuing their college degree part-time.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The plan is part of a broader push to invest in public higher education and improve access and affordability for every student.<\/p>\n<p>In 2020-2021, part-time learners comprised 63.5 percent of SUNY Empire\u2019s undergraduate student population, officials said. The TAP expansion provides an additional financial aid option to help alleviate the financial burden for SUNY Empire\u2019s diverse student population, many of whom balance college, work, families, and other responsibilities.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The expansion applies to part-time students enrolled in six or more credit hours.<\/p>\n<p>Part-time students also may be eligible for Aid for Part Time Study (APTS), which provides funding to students enrolled in 3-11 credit hours.<\/p>\n<p>SUNY Empire students enrolling for the Fall 2022 semester can apply for TAP by filling out the federal FAFSA application. TAP awards for students who have already submitted a FAFSA for the 2022-2023 academic year will automatically be adjusted based on number of enrolled credits. <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to do more than just care for this state today,\u201d said Gov. Kathy Hochul. \u201cI want to prepare New York for tomorrow. Higher education students not only hold the key for our state, but for their families. A degree changes more than just the life of its holder, it changes the lives of those all around them. Every person who calls New York home should have the opportunity to better themselves and invest in their education.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SUNY Empire State President Lisa Vollendorf said the college \u201chas been committed to increasing access to higher education by removing barriers to student success. Gov. Hochul\u2019s expansion of New York\u2019s Tuition Assistance Program to include part-time learners helps us further those efforts in service to our diverse and unique student population, the vast majority of whom are earning their degree part time as they juggle personal and professional demands and responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"s2\"><!--more--><\/span><\/span>SUNY Empire State serves 16,000 students through online, hybrid, and in-person instruction across the state, the region, and the world.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Established in 1971, SUNY Empire is a recognized national leader in serving working adults\u2014including parents, veterans, and military-affiliates\u2014through flexible programs that meet workforce needs and provide support through mentoring and prior learning assessment.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The institution offers a broad range of associate, bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, doctoral, and certificate programs and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. SUNY Empire\u2019s 94,000 alumni are entrepreneurs, nurses, teachers, businesspeople, and leaders in their communities and their fields.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit www.esc.edu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York state has launched a $150 million expansion of its Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) that will provide funding to students pursuing their college degree part-time.\u00a0 The plan is part of a broader push to invest in public higher education and improve access and affordability for every student. 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