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Everything You Need to Know About Planning A College Visit

Everything You Need to Know About Planning A College Visit

Can I Go on A College Visit? Whether you’ve begun applying to school or not, planning a college visit is the best way to ensure you end up in the right place. Imagine spending a few years at a school that might lack convenience, practicality, or even comfort. That’s...

What Major Should I Choose?

What Major Should I Choose?

What major should I choose? Choosing the right major comes with lots of stress. While you want to make sure that you choose something secure that establishes the groundwork for your future career, you don’t want to choose something you don’t love. But many students...

How Your Online Identity Can Affect Your College Admissions

How Your Online Identity Can Affect Your College Admissions

What happens on the internet... stays on the internet. Social networking accounts are digital identities, and every time an account creates a post, it essentially leaves its digital signature with it. A lot of people neglect this fact about social media and are...

Technical Education: Clarifying Myths About 2-Year Programs

Technical Education: Clarifying Myths About 2-Year Programs

What's there to do after high school? Many people believe that the only option to ensure a secure, financially independent future is by completing a four-year Bachelor's degree program. Not only is this false, but claims like these undermine the importance of...

Benefits of a Nontraditional Education

Benefits of a Nontraditional Education

There is so much stress involved in when to attend college. Society sometimes makes it seem like if you do not attend college directly after high school, then you missed your opportunity to go at all. This cannot be further from the truth! Debunking the Myths...

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Report Release: Reengaging COVID-Disconnected College Students in Newark

By Elisabeth Kim, Ph.D., Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D., and Robyn Ince, Ed.M. FROM THE NEW JERSEY STATE POLICY LAB The New Jersey State Policy Lab, in collaboration with the Newark City of Learning Collaborative (NCLC), has released a new report that examines barriers and...

New Jersey State Policy Lab: Newark Youth Share Experiences and Challenges to Enrolling in Postsecondary Education

By Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D., Betsy Kim, Ph.D., and Robyn Ince, Ed.M.In partnership with the New Jersey State Policy Lab, NCLC is researching COVID-19 disconnected youth in Newark. A blog post detailing experiences from Newark Youth about enrolling in postsecondary...

New Jersey State Policy Lab: Newark Community-Based Organizers’ Perspectives on Planning for the Future, College Enrollment Trends, and Supports

By Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D., Betsy Kim, Ph.D., Robyn Ince, Ed.M. In partnership with the New Jersey Policy Lab, NCLC is researching obstacles to college enrollment faced by youth in Newark. A blog post detailing insights from Community-Based Organizers can be read...

New Jersey State Policy Lab: How Can Institutions and Communities Work Together to Reengage “COVID-Disconnected” College Students?

By Robyn Ince, Ed.M., Elisabeth Kim, Ph.D., and Bernie Lombardi, Ph.D. In partnership with the New Jersey Policy Lab, NCLC is researching obstacles to college enrollment faced by youth in Newark. Read about the background of the project and key questions here.

What is the FAFSA? (And other Financial Aid Terms)

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) is a form used to be considered for financial aid for school. Though it is provided through an office of the US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, the form is the key for students to be considered for...

Perceptions of Financial Aid Options in Newark, NJ

New Jersey offers a comprehensive package of financial aid support for low-income families in the state. In order to take advantage of these opportunities, students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the New Jersey Alternative...

Newark FAFSA Challenge

The Newark FAFSA Challenge, launched in Fall of 2019, is an initiative to help Newark high school seniors complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) or the New Jersey Alternative Financial Aid Application for New Jersey Dreamers. We are committed to...

Inside Higher Ed Covers NJ Policy Lab Report

The report released by NCLC, the Joseph C. Cornwall Center, and the NJ Policy Lab can be read here.

NCLC Executive Director Robyn Ince Testifies Joint Committee on The Public Schools Meeting

In June 2023, NCLC's E.D. Robyn Ince testified before the Joint Committee on The Public Schools Meeting. Read the transcript here.

NCLC featured in NJ Business Magazine

George N. Silba writes about NCLC and other entities in Organizations Committed to Enhancing Newark.