Providence Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Providence RI

30 June, 2021

5:09 PM

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PROVIDENCE, RI — Applications for federal college financial aid are notably lower this year, and that could mean fewer freshmen when classes begin this fall. Prospective college students can fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to qualify for subsidized student loans and other forms of aid. FAFSA applications declined 5.8 percent nationally this year compared with the same time last year. About 1.72 million students completed the application as of June 25, compared with 1.83 million in 2020, according to an Associated Press analysis of FAFSA data. As of February this year, FAFSA applications were down 10 percent from last year. But the completion rate increased in the spring, when schools could hold more in-school FAFSA help events that were canceled last year because of the pandemic. A decline in the FAFSA completion rate could be a harbinger of lower enrollment in the fall. The class of 2020 had 3.7 percent fewer FAFSA applications than the class of 2019; postsecondary enrollment dropped 6.8 percent between the class of 2020 and 2019, according to the National College Attainment Network. In Rhode Island, 6,004 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 6,532 completions at the same point last year. That is an 8.1 percent decrease. (See how Providence area high schools compare below.) The decline is steeper among Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. Title 1 high school completions dropped 8.83 percent, compared with a 3.86 decrease for non-Title 1 schools. In Rhode Island, completed applications dropped 11.7 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 5.6 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Providence area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Providence area high schools here. Note: Percent changes can be affected by a relatively small difference in completions, especially for smaller schools. FAFSA data only counts students who are no older than 19. School: Classical High School District: Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 219 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 220 Percent change: -0.45 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Cranston High School East District: Cranston Municipality: Cranston Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 217 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 249 Percent change: -12.85 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Central High School District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 204 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 151 Percent change: 35.1 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: North Providence High District:North Providence Municipality: North Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 172 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 183 Percent change: -6.01 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: East Providence High District:East Providence Municipality: East Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 170 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 183 Percent change: -7.1 Title 1 status:NA School: Metropolitan Career Tech Ctr District:Met Career And Tech Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 122 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 92 Percent change: 32.61Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Providence Career Technical District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 104 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 100 Percent change: 4 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mount Pleasant High District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 96 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 129 Percent change: -25.58Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: William E. Tolman High District:Pawtucket Municipality: Pawtucket Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 83 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 97 Percent change: -14.43Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Hope High School District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 83 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 110 Percent change: -24.55Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Charles E. Shea High School District:Pawtucket Municipality: Pawtucket Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 67 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 91 Percent change: -26.37Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Dr. Jorge Alvarez Hs District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 64 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 88 Percent change: -27.27Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Blackstone Academy Charter District:Blackstone Academy Municipality: Pawtucket Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 62 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 69 Percent change: -10.14Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: E-Cubed Academy District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 50 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 64 Percent change: -21.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Paul Cuffee Charter School District:Paul Cuffee Charter Sch Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: -4Title 1 status:NA School: Rini Middle College District:Rhode Island Nurses Institute Middle College Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 45 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 40 Percent change: 12.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Times2 Academy District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 40 Percent change: -15Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Jacqueline M. Walsh School District:Pawtucket Municipality: Pawtucket Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 33 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 36 Percent change: -8.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Village Green Virtual District:Village Green Virtual Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 31 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 41 Percent change: -24.39Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Trinity Academy Performing Art District:Trinity Academy For The Performing Arts Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 29 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 32 Percent change: -9.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sheila Skip Nowell (Capital) District:Sheila Skip Nowell Leadership Academy Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: W B Cooley & Acad Internationa District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 23 Percent change: -17.39Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: 360 High School District:Providence Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 18 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 40 Percent change: -55Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Highlander Charter District:Highlander Municipality: Providence Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 13 Percent change: -38.46Title 1 status:NA The FAFSA application for the 2020-21 academic year closes June 30 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many states and colleges set their own deadlines for aid applications. There has been a push in recent years to have students fill out the FAFSA earlier in their senior year. Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using FAFSA data analyzed by the Associated Press. Federal high school counts don't include students over the age of 19. Information isn't available for all schools. Schools with fewer than five completions are omitted from the data. Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected].