In an ongoing effort to recruit more minority and low-income students to the university, the Cal Poly Opportunity Grant was introduced after campus-wide feedback and implemented in Fall 2019. Funding for the grant will come from the Opportunity Fee, which…
The relationship between low-income accessibility and ethnicity at Cal Poly
There is a negative correlation between cost for low-income students and the proportion of minority students at public universities.
Income diversity and costs: Updates to the Opportunity Grant and the data behind it
Cal Poly has the lowest proportion of low-income students in the CSU, but the highest out-of-state cost of attendance.
With conclusion of open forums about Cal Poly Opportunity Fee, student responses remain mixed
Open forums ended March 8, but students can still submit feedback via their Cal Poly Portal through March 14.
15-Minute Update: Find out how Cal Poly’s proposed Opportunity Grant can affect students and a survey shows that hunger is a growing problem
Mustang News anchors Shanti Herzog and Sydney Brandt have today’s top stories.
Out-of-state pulling the weight: The Cal Poly Opportunity Fee is unfair
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Administration proposes fee for out-of-state students to fund low-income in-state students
The fee would begin as $2,010 per year for out-of-state students starting in Fall 2018 and gradually increase to students beginning in 2021 and beyond paying $8,040 per year.