The University of La Verne was awarded a HSI Title V Grant from 2020-2025. The grant was affectionately acronymed L.E.G.A.C.Y. (Literacy Empowers Growth in financial And Career success for You). The L.E.G.A.C.Y. grant focuses on equitable degree completion and college-to-career success by increasing student persistence, graduation, and career placement outcomes.
LEGACY is designed to augment these elements in the La Verne Experience, financial literacy programming, and career outcomes.
Objectives and Performance Measures for the LEGACY Grant
- Access: Increase proportion of students completing on-boarding milestones by 25%
- Financial Literacy: Decrease the number of students with a financial registration hold by 25%
- Persistence: Increase fall year 1 to fall year 3 persistence rate for first-time Hispanic students by 20%
- Completion: Increase the 4-year completion rate for Hispanic students by 20%
- Career Outcomes: Increase the proportion of completers (non-COB) successfully obtaining a job within 6 months of graduation by 20%