Trinity: Committed to the Education of D.C. Students

Trinity Reports 65% Retention/Completion Rate Among D.C. TAG Participants

October 18, 2006

According to a new Trinity study of enrollment and retention patterns of Trinity students who are D.C. residents and students who participate in D.C. TAG (Tuition Assistance Grant):

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  65% of the 551 Trinity students who have participated in the D.C. TAG program since its inception in 2000 have completed their college degree or are still enrolled at Trinity. Meet four D.C. Public Schools graduates who have earned their degrees from Trinity.
   
• Trinity awarded more than $6.4 million in grants and scholarships to 429 D.C. residents enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences and who have received D.C. TAG funds since its inception in 2000. These financial awards are supported entirely out of Trinity's budget. (Trinity's total annual budget: $21 million).
   
• Trinity awarded an average scholarship of $6,261 to D.C. residents this year. Read more about the financial support that Trinity provides to D.C. residents.
   
• Trinity enrolls more D.C. residents in its degree programs than any other private university in the nation - more than 750 students (fewer than 250 are eligible for D.C. TAG in any given year).  Nearly half of Trinity's enrollment is from the District.
   
• The majority of Trinity's students reside east of 16th Street and more than 20% of Trinity's D.C. students are from Wards 7 and 8. Trinity enrolls graduates from every high school in the District. View a map of where Trinity's students reside in D.CHide map

• Trinity is the only university offering college degrees East of the Anacostia.   Trinity is offering college degrees at THE ARC - Town Hall, Education, Arts and Recreation Campus, in southeast D.C.  Trinity is the only institution - public or private, college or university - offering college degrees in southeast D.C.

Six Ways That Trinity Makes the Dream of College a Reality for D.C. Students

Trinity is fully committed to the academic and personal success of its students and provides the financial and academic support the students need and deserve. This commitment takes hard work and time from staff and faculty and it takes significant financial resources.

Substantial Financial Support

• Trinity awarded more than $1.6 million in financial aid to D.C. residents in fall 2006. These students also received $800,000 in PELL grants, $345,626 in D.C. TAG funds, and $280,000 in D.C. LEAP awards. Read more about the financial support that Trinity provides to D.C. residents.  

Comprehensive Academic Support

• Trinity's faculty are committed to educating urban students, many of whom are the first in their families to attend college.  Trinity's faculty hold students to high academic standards, while providing them with support as they master college-level work.
   
• Trinity provides students with individual academic support - Writing Center , tutoring services, disability support services and individual advising by both full-time faculty and professional advisors.
   
• Trinity launched a new program in fall 2006: TAPS - Trinity Academic and Personal Success - is a series of programs, workshops and skills sessions to give students the tools they need to make a successful transition from high school to college.

Extensive Health and Social Services

• Trinity provides professional health care, mental health counseling and spiritual support to students as they face a range of health and family issues.  
   
• Trinity launched a new online resource in fall 2006, Social Services Network @ Trinity, that provides a comprehensive directory of services that students need:  food, shelter, immigration services, legal services, employment assistance and much more.

First-Class Athletic and Fitness Facilities

• All students at Trinity have full access to the new, $20-million athletic facility, the Trinity Center for Women and Girls in Sports. Trinity believes that academic success is enhanced with good health and fitness.  

Trinity:  Where Women Come First

• Trinity's College of Arts and Sciences is the university's undergraduate women's college, where there is a priority on the education of women, the development of women's leadership skills, and a focus on the academic and career success of women.  Hundreds of D.C. students benefit from this focus on women.

A Long-term Commitment to Student Success

• In Trinity's recent Middle States Accreditation, the Visiting Team commended Trinity for its service to the District: 

...the University has embraced a population of students coming from many races, cultures, socio-economic backgrounds, religious and personal experiences. Trinity serves this diverse student population in a rich mix of undergraduate and graduate programs and has emerged as an increasingly recognized and appreciated resource for the District and the Washington regional community. Beyond such effective direct service to its students and region, the University has achieved an incalculable contribution to the American higher education enterprise and the American national scene by demonstrating ways to give new life to historic mission.

Read more from the Visiting Team Report.