ACC makes childcare scholarships available to low-income student parents. The core features of the childcare scholarship program are 1) case management and 2) parent choice. Students who accept a childcare scholarship must agree to participate in intensive case management with a Student Advocate to help with clarity of goals and decisionmaking, referrals to additional supports and on-going problem-solving and personal support. Students who receive the scholarship may select the childcare provider of their choice. ACC arranges for payment directly with the provider. Students must pay the difference between the amount of their scholarship and the total cost of care charged by the provider. The goals of the childcare scholarships are 1) to improve the semester to semester persistence rates of student parents and 2) to improve the graduation rates of student parents. Funding for the program come from ACC's Perkins grant and from institutional sources.
DELIVERY FORMAT: The program has a hybrid format.
PROGRAM SCALE: Medium-scale (reaches between 10 and 25 percent of its target population)
APPROXIMATE PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN 2021-22: 156
HOW TO ENROLL: Participants must apply to enroll in this program
WEBSITE TO APPLY: https://www.austincc.edu/students/child-care
EVALUATION STATUS: Data related to program outcomes are currently being internally collected
DEPARTMENT(S) OVERSEEING PROGRAM: Student Accessibility & Social Support Resources
CONTACT FOR MORE INFO: Steve Christopher at schris@austincc.edu or 512-223-7664
- Subject:
- Student Success
- Material Type:
- Student Success: Parent/guardian-facing
- Student Success: Student-facing
- Provider:
- Austin Community College District
- Date Added:
- 09/15/2022