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Study: Some US Colleges Fail to Reach Rural Students

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With more than 4,000 colleges and universities in the Unites States, it may seem like students have plenty of access to higher education.

But that is not always the case for students from places like central Colorado or western Texas, for example. For high school students in rural1 areas, even going on a college visit may be difficult.

That is part of why most colleges and universities employ officials known as recruiters. These people travel around the country to meet with students and bring them important information related3 to higher education.

College recruiters may visit individual high schools or plan larger events where students from a wider area can speak with them. Many even travel to high schools outside the United States to attract international students.

Recruiters help colleges and universities better identify the kinds of students they are looking to admit and stay in contact with them, says Ozan Jaquette. He is an assistant professors of education at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA).

Jaquette says recruiting4 also usually means more students will apply to the school. And, students who meet with a recruiter2 may be more likely to choose to go to that school if they are admitted.

“This is a way of developing … a stronger bond5 with … students so they feel a sense of warmth about that university, because, ‘Hey, this person from this university came and wanted speak to me,’ he told VOA. “And it’s also kind of a means of a higher touch sales pitch.”

This deeper connection means a lot to underrepresented groups, like students who would be the first from their family to attend college. There are many possible first-generation college students in rural areas, Jaquette notes. He says those students are more likely to be unsure of whether they would fit in at a university.

Yet, Jaquette and other researchers recently published a study suggesting that college recruiters are not actually visiting many rural communities. In fact, the study suggests few recruiters are meeting with students who may need their help the most.

The researchers announced their findings6 through an opinion piece in the New York Times newspaper earlier this month.

They looked at the recruiting efforts of about 150 U.S. colleges and universities in 2017.

They found that recruiters at private colleges made about half their visits to high schools in areas where households make more than $100,000 a year, on average. Only about one-third of American households make that much money. Also, private college recruiters mostly visited private high schools, which most often serve students from wealthy families.

The researchers also took a close look at 15 public colleges and universities. They found that at 12 of those schools, recruiters made more visits outside of the college’s home state than within it. And, most of those out-of-state trips were to wealthy, majority-white, suburban7 high schools – schools just outside of cities.

Jaquette says such recruiting plans work against the main purpose of public higher education -- which is to serve all kinds of students in a school’s home state first.

Some school officials have argued that it can be especially costly8 to visit rural schools, where recruiters may only speak with a few students.

Also, states have greatly reduced their financial support for public higher education over the last 20 years. This means the schools depend more on tuition9 payments10 from students to cover operating costs. Out-of-state tuition costs are much higher than in-state fees. And wealthy out-of-state students require less financial assistance11 from the schools.

So, out-of-state and international students have become much more attractive to recruiters.

Faye Huie says this has an effect on rural communities; it may limit rural students’ abilities to succeed after high school. Huie is a researcher at the National Student Clearinghouse, an organization that supports American higher education.

Huie helps produce a yearly12 report that gathers data on American high school students. Her group’s 2018 report showed that students from both rural and urban high schools were 4 percent less likely to go to college right after graduating than students from suburban schools.

Jamie Anthony is an admissions14 official at Carleton College. The school is in a small town about one hour outside the “Twin Cities” of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Anthony says the school has actively15 taken steps to build relationships with rural high schools in the area.

“A lot of times it comes down to access to information, she said. “And because there’s not many given students at a given school there’s not a lot of different examples of what the path after high school can look like.”

In 2012, Carleton established the Herb and Barbara Fritch Scholarship, which aims to offer financial support to middle-class students from rural areas and smaller cities. The year before the scholarship was launched16, about 8 percent of Carleton’s students came from rural areas. Now, it is closer to 12 percent.

Carleton is not the only school to make such efforts. The University of Chicago recently launched a summer program designed for rural students.

UCLA’s Ozan Jaquette says more schools should be doing the same. He noted17 that military and for-profit college recruiters seem to have no problem reaching rural high school students.

I’m Pete Musto.

And I’m Dorothy Gundy.

Words in This Story

access – n. a way of being able to use or get something

attract – v. to cause someone to like or be interested in something

apply – v. to ask formally for something, such as a job, admission13 to a school, or a loan18, usually in writing

sales pitch – n. a speech that you give in order to persuade someone to buy something

suburban – adj. living in or relating to a town or other area where people live in houses near a larger city

tuition – n. money that is paid to a school for the right to study there

urban – adj. of or relating to cities and the people who live in them

graduating – v. earning a degree or diploma from a school, college, or university

scholarship – n. an amount of money that is given by a school or an organization to a student to help pay for the student's education


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1 rural OC8za     
adj.乡下的,田园的,乡村风味的
参考例句:
  • He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
  • We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市,去农村安家。
2 recruiter kkSzKL     
n.招募者
参考例句:
  • The tele recruiter is prompted by a variety of questions, depending on your answers. 针对你不同的回答,这位考官还会提出些不同的问题。
  • A recruiter can give you insider pointers and advice. 一个招聘人可以为你提供内行人的观点与建议。
3 related vkGzSv     
adj.有关系的,有关联的,叙述的,讲述的
参考例句:
  • I am not related to him in any way.我和他无任何关系。
  • We spent days going through all related reference material.我们花了好多天功夫查阅所有有关的参考资料。
4 recruiting 7856ebf310dfaa9c041d8b08e0046e50     
招聘( recruit的现在分词 ); 吸收某人为新成员; 动员…(提供帮助); 雇用
参考例句:
  • We are recruiting a sales manager with responsibility for the European market. 我们正在招聘负责欧洲市场的销售经理。
  • "Hoist the recruiting flag and hungry men will come. “插起招军旗,就有吃粮人。”
5 bond utOzP     
n.结合,债券,契约,粘合剂,保证人,键,关栈保留;vt.存入关栈,粘着;vi.结合
参考例句:
  • This glue makes a good firm bond.这种胶水粘得很结实。
  • His word is his bond.他是讲信用的。
6 findings 4tYzV9     
n.发现物( finding的名词复数 );调查(或研究)的结果;(陪审团的)裁决
参考例句:
  • It behoves us to study these findings carefully. 我们理应认真研究这些发现。
  • Their findings have been widely disseminated . 他们的研究成果已经广为传播。
7 suburban Usywk     
adj.城郊的,在郊区的
参考例句:
  • Suburban shopping centers were springing up all over America. 效区的商业中心在美国如雨后春笋般地兴起。
  • There's a lot of good things about suburban living.郊区生活是有许多优点。
8 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
9 tuition lm7wS     
n.(某一学科的)教学,讲授,指导,学费
参考例句:
  • Students can apply for individual tuition.学生可以申请个别指导。
  • Is this money enough for the tuition fee?这些钱交学费够吗?
10 payments 84d5eaf713c96eecb3d2c4a83e64dc9a     
n.支付,付款,缴纳,报酬( payment的名词复数 );付出的[要付出的]款项;报答,报偿
参考例句:
  • Welfare payments cease as soon as an individual starts a job. 一旦就业,即停发福利救济。
  • The law can compel fathers to make regular payments for their children. 这项法律可强制父亲定期支付子女的费用。
11 assistance CO8yr     
n.援助,帮助
参考例句:
  • She called and called but no one came to her assistance.她叫了又叫,但没有人来帮。
  • He will get the great possible assistance.他将获得尽可能大的帮助。
12 yearly 0fxwM     
adj.每年的,一年一度的;adv.一年一次地
参考例句:
  • The flower show is a yearly event in our town.我们镇上的花展一年举行一次。
  • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan.她这房子年租金是2400元。
13 admission 6Kuyx     
n.允许进入;承认;入场费,入会费,入场券
参考例句:
  • We attached a condition to his admission to our school.我们对准许他入校附加了一个条件。
  • By her own admission,she was responsible for the accident.她自己承认,事故应该由她负责。
14 admissions 36041e3ee38a9a1077863142ac4d5abb     
n.准许进入( admission的名词复数 );入场费;入场券;承认
参考例句:
  • a need-blind admissions policy 不考虑经济能力的录取政策
  • He's the Dean of Admissions for the University of Michigan. 他是Michigan大学的新生注册主任。 来自辞典例句
15 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地,勤奋地
参考例句:
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
16 launched e6629d9df33839e8c4e637ffbcd1d5e2     
v.发射( launch的过去式和过去分词 );[计算机]开始(应用程序);发动;开展(活动、计划等)
参考例句:
  • He launched a bitter diatribe against the younger generation. 他对年轻一代发起了猛烈的抨击。
  • The product was launched amid much fanfare worldwide. 这个产品在世界各地隆重推出。
17 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
18 loan w0RxB     
n.贷款;借出的东西;借;vt.借出;贷予
参考例句:
  • I asked the bank to help me with a loan.我请银行给我一笔贷款。
  • Has the bank okayed your request for a loan?银行批准你的贷款要求了吗?

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