Temple University Creates Initiative to Help Low-Income Students “Fly in 4”

Paying for college can be tough. As a result, many students work off-campus part-time jobs just to pay for their tuition, and therefore, spend less time dedicated to their studies.

Temple University found that students from low- and middle income backgrounds were more likely to spend more than four years in college, partially due to having to work off-campus jobs. Therefore, they rack up thousands more in college debt as they spend an extra semester or year attending college.

Temple University created the Fly in 4 Initiative, an initiative to encourage students to stay dedicated to their studies and get their degree within four years. 500 students from each incoming class will be awarded a $4,000 annual scholarship in exchange for agreeing to work less than 10 hours a week off-campus.

They’ll also agree to meet with an academic advisor at least once a semester. Temple guarantees participants will graduate in four years (as long as they meet all requirements), otherwise Temple will provide the additional classes required free of charge.

Learn more about the Fly in 4 program here.

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