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These Minority-Serving Institutions Could Lose Money Under the House Republicans’ New Plan

By  Dan Bauman and 
Adam Harris
November 29, 2017

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to release a bill this week that would reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965, and one proposal could adversely affect minority-serving institutions.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the bill — which seeks to revise higher education’s landmark law — will include a provision that would stiffen eligibility requirements for colleges, including historically black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions, to receive funds under Title III and Title V of the law. Those programs are intended to help minority-serving institutions increase academic resources and offerings, among other things. Under the bill, the institutions would be required to graduate or transfer at least 25 percent of their students.

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Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are expected to release a bill this week that would reauthorize the Higher Education Act of 1965, and one proposal could adversely affect minority-serving institutions.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the bill — which seeks to revise higher education’s landmark law — will include a provision that would stiffen eligibility requirements for colleges, including historically black colleges, Hispanic-serving institutions, and other minority-serving institutions, to receive funds under Title III and Title V of the law. Those programs are intended to help minority-serving institutions increase academic resources and offerings, among other things. Under the bill, the institutions would be required to graduate or transfer at least 25 percent of their students.

The details of the plan beyond that are few and far between, and once the bill is released, it is likely to look much different than the first draft.

According to a Chronicle analysis, based on first-year, full-time student graduation or transfer rates, at least 61 institutions that receive Title III or Title V money fall below the 30-percent mark, at or near ineligibility. And 36 institutions would be ineligible to receive funds if the Republican plan, as it’s been reported, were to pass.

Here are the institutions that could be affected:

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Eligible institutionStateHBCU?8-year graduation-and-transfer rate
Heritage Bible College NC 0.00%
Luther Rice University & Seminary GA 0.00%
Urban College of Boston MA 0.00%
College of Biblical Studies-Houston TX 0.00%
Martin Community College NC 7.46%
East-West University IL 7.88%
Messenger College TX 10.00%
Sitting Bull College ND 11.76%
Pacific Islands University GU 12.50%
New Life Theological Seminary NC 15.38%
Louisiana State University-Eunice LA 17.46%
Brewton-Parker College GA 17.61%
Guam Community College GU 17.78%
Our Lady of Holy Cross College LA 18.81%
Thomas University GA 18.87%
Paine College GA Y 19.42%
Denmark Technical College SC Y 19.56%
Sinte Gleska University SD 20.00%
Oak Hills Christian College MN 20.83%
Wiley College TX Y 21.22%
College America-Denver CO 21.56%
Hiwassee College TN 21.57%
Oklahoma City Community College OK 21.85%
Stillman College AL Y 21.92%
Greenville Technical College SC 22.12%
Craven Community College NC 22.43%
Cox College MO 22.73%
Grace Mission University CA 23.08%
Le Moyne-Owen College TN Y 23.33%
New River Community and Technical College WV 23.47%
Carver Bible College GA 23.53%
Beulah Heights University GA 23.68%
Langston University OK Y 23.95%
University of New Mexico at Gallup
NM 24.57%
American University of Puerto Rico PR 24.76%
National Louis University IL 25.00%
Southwestern Christian University OK 25.64%
Texarkana College TX 25.82%
Northwest - Shoals Community College AL 25.84%
Montana State University-Northern MT 26.13%
Murray State College OK 26.24%
Chattahoochee Technical College GA 26.35%
Southern University at New Orleans LA Y 26.37%
EDP University of Puerto Rico Inc.-San Juan PR 27.18%
New Mexico Highlands University NM 27.59%
SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary CA 27.59%
Clackamas Community College OR 28.00%
El Centro College TX 28.00%
Northern New Mexico College NM 28.25%
Southwest Tennessee Community College TN 28.41%
Universidad Pentecostal Mizpa PR 28.57%
Chattanooga State Community College TN 28.88%
Wilberforce University OH Y 28.96%
Jacksonville College TX 29.00%
Trinity College of Florida FL 29.03%
Lenoir Community College NC 29.39%
Owens Community College OH 29.47%
Cedar Valley College TX 29.55%
Limestone College SC 29.69%
Western New Mexico University NM 29.94%
Arlington Baptist College TX 30.00%

Dan Bauman is a reporter who investigates and writes about all things data in higher education. Tweet him at @danbauman77 or email him at dan.bauman@chronicle.com. Adam Harris is a breaking-news reporter. Follow him on Twitter @AdamHSays or email him at adam.harris@chronicle.com.

Clarification (11/30/2017, 1:57 p.m.): This table originally listed incompletely one institution. It is the University of New Mexico at Gallup, not the university system or its main campus, in Albuquerque. The table has been updated accordingly.

We welcome your thoughts and questions about this article. Please email the editors or submit a letter for publication.
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Dan Bauman
Dan Bauman is a reporter who investigates and writes about all things data in higher education. Tweet him at @danbauman77, or email him at dan.bauman@chronicle.com.
Adam Harris
Adam Harris, a staff writer at The Atlantic, was previously a reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education and covered federal education policy and historically Black colleges and universities. He also worked at ProPublica.
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