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NEWS 13
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9,2019 | HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
By KATYA MELCHOR
the rate that
was
money
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k
CHRISTINE SANCHEZ / HILLTOP VIEWS
Students, staff discuss financial aid
as student debt rates continue to rise
St. Edward's ranked 8th best regional college
in the west by US News and World Report
making
with two
at
I
thagrionphivate SERVICES TEAM IS
rience of how he
manages the cost
of SEU tuition.
"Last year to-
wards the end
of each semester,
I realized that
Delzell account-
ed his own expe-
jobs I wouldn't
have enough to
pay it by the time
the year ended,
so I just would
TOWARDS THE
ADVANCEMENT OF
THEIR EDUCATIONAL
GOALS.”
JENNIFER BECK. SR.
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID
missions Drew Students from AISEC, a club that provides students with study abroad opportunities, hold their meeting
Nichols also outside Trustee Hall. AISEC is one of more than 100 student organizations at St. Edward’s.
just not eat any-
loans and debt after col- more, Delzell said. Last
lege," Delgado said. year I went 60 days with-
Jennifer Beck, Sr. Direc- out any food at all, just
tor of Financial Aid, says water. Working two jobs,
that the SEU Student going to school full-time.”
Financial Service depart- As of 2019, student debt
ment has distributed $135 affects over 44 million
rent financial lit-
eracy and how it
will transfer over
to their post-
graduate life.
The university
provides students
with several op-
portunities to
gain insight on
—aL
how to plan for
the future, in-
cluding facilities
like Career and Profes-
sional Development and
Collegiate Assistance Mi-
grant Program (CAMP).
CAMP, a campus program
aiming to aid migrant stu-
dents through college, of- ----------------
fers its students insightful million in total aid and people, collectively attrib-
training in loans, scholar- that 40% of the under- uting the current national
ships, housing, budget and graduate student body are average of 1.5 trillion in
cost of living. Federal Pell Grant recipi- student debt. Around one
Perla Delgado, Direc- ents, more than double the in every four Americans
tor of CAMP, says that percentage of most of our are paying off student
CAMP’s graduation rate peer institutions in Texas. loans postgraduate.
(68%) and retention rates "The mission of the Stu- For Delzell, it all boils
(98%) exceed the national dent Financial Services down to money.
average of four-year pri- team is to respectfully "I'm here to go to school,
vate universities (52.8% guide students and fami- but I can’t focus on school
and 72%). CAMP stu- lies towards the advance- because it’s so expensive,”
dents also leave SEU with ment of their educational Delzell said.
shared his insight on how the new ranking from U.S. News
U.S. News and World Report and World report. Speaking
rankings impact on high school- with some students and hearing
The U.S News and World ers applying to colleges. their thoughts gave a perspective
Report recently published its "Students also want affirma- that was a stark contrast from
2020 best regional colleges in tion that the universities that what the staff and faculty had
the west list. St. Edward’s Uni- they are considering are more stated.
versity placed in the top ten widely considered good schools. Tristin Castillo, a senior at
colleges, ranking number eight The US News & World Report SEU, shared her initial thoughts
above colleges such as California ranking provides some credibil- with the schools rank.
Lutheran College, Point Loma ity and allows students to feel I was like, how. I think there
Nazarene University and St. that they're applying to a place are areas thatthe school is tack
Mary’s University in San Anto- that people recognize and where ing in. I dont understand why
nio, Texas. good things are happening.” were ranked so high when we
Previous rankings awarded Chair of the Communica- have a lot of internal problems.”
to SEU were number 12 and tion Department at St. Ed- Castillo referred to last years
number 18 from their 2019 and ward’s, Dr. Stephen King, said flooding ofthe Pavilions, which
2018 lists, respectively. With the new ranking "did not sur- resulted in hundreds of students
the recent announcement of St. prise” him given the institutions being relocated to other hous-
Edward's new ranking, faculty reputation for providing stu- ing facilities and loss of personal
and students alike shared their dents a high-quality education.” items.
thoughts on how SEU’s new King says that he feels proud When asked how this ranking
ranking has impacted them and to be a member of the St. Ed- could impact high schoolers ap-
the campus community. ward’s community" that works plying to colleges, Castillo said
"I was very excited! Moving up to create a high-quality learning that it wouldnt. ,
four spots in one year requires environment. Students dont know how
teamwork and unity. Every per- While both faculty and staff they feel until they come and
son on-campus - faculty, staff, alike have voiced their opinion visit on campus, she said. I feel
and students contribute to the on the new ranking and what it that parents will take this rank-
mission that drives our repu- means for the SEU community, ing more seriously than the stu
tation," Steven some have other reactions to the dents, Castillo said.
Pinkenburg,
Dean of Stu-
dents and Title
IX coordinator
at SEU said.
"Our rankings
put St. Ed’s and
the Holy Cross
mission in the
spotlight. I
hope that when
high schoolers
see that St. Ed-
ward’s continues
to gain national
recognition,
they will realize
that joining the
Hilltop family
is a worthwhile
investment,” he
added.
Dean of Ad-
colleges, students
may find them- TO GUIDE STUDENTS
selves feeling
overwhelmed AND FAMILIES
about their cur-
- “ less debt than non-CAMP goals by exploring finan-
By ADRIAN GONZALEZ & scholars cial options in a personal
LINDSEY ANDRADE-LEOS "Since [a lot of our stu- and individualized way,”
With student debt con- dents] are first-generation, Beck said. "We are dedi-
tinning as a glaring nation- it’s pretty likely that par- cated to helping students
al issue, many students are ents can't afford a lot to and families develop a col-
left wondering just how their. higher-education lege financing plan.’
they can afford a higher- cost. So, we look at what Although, Federal grants
level education. other options are out there and SEUs financial aid
According to a recent ... that doesn’t essentially programs award as much
study, 79.2% of college put them in the black aid as they can to students
students worry about debt, when it comes to student in need of financial as-
With St. Ed- sistance, there
“THE MISSION OF THE »
STUDENT FINANCIAL
ition. Theatre
major Marcus
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