<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=22IN3D_1H2mKu9W00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=22IN3D_1H2mKu9W00" width="1200" height="1200" ><figcaption>More than 150 other institutions of higher education are also part of the Coalition for College. (Graphic by Harrison Meyer ’29)</figcaption></figure>Lafayette College announced it joined the Coalition for College, a selective alternative college application process that accepts members based on school affordability and graduation rates, on Nov. 5.Forrest Stuart, the vice president for enrollment management, wrote in an email that the coalition first reached out to Lafayette a couple of years ago to encourage it to join.“Before saying yes, we wanted to be confident that it would serve Lafayette well and, more important, that it would make Lafayette more accessible to talented students from every background,” Stuart wrote. “We concluded that it would.”Amanda Waite, the director of communication and partnerships at Coalition for College, wrote in an email that coalition members “help advance nationally coordinated college access work” by providing resources to prospective students and their families. Resources offered by the coalition include a “streamlined” application process and “easy-to-use” fee waivers, as well as free admissions tutoring and informational events to prospective students.To be accepted, colleges must have a six-year graduation rate higher than the national median for both Pell-eligible students and the general student population.The college has an 85% six-year graduation rate for both Pell-eligible students — or students who meet the financial requirements for a federal needs-based grant — and the general student body, compared to the national rate of 61.1%.“Lafayette met these standards comfortably,” Stuart wrote, citing the success of Pell-eligible students as a major factor in the college’s acceptance of the invitation. Prospective students can now apply to Lafayette through the Common Application or the coalition’s application. The method of application “has no bearing on our admission decision,” Stuart wrote.“It’s an incredible way for students to access the Lafayette education, that’s not the Common App, and so we’re excited that we think we’ll see more applications and cast a wider net,” college President Nicole Hurd said of coalition membership.“I think it sounds like a great opportunity and I honestly wish I had known about it when I was applying to colleges, because I saw a bunch of extra resources and tools to help with the process,” said Jordan Brogan ‘27, a co-president of First Gen club, a student organization which provides programming for first-generation college students.Clara Witmer ‘27 contributed reporting.</div></body>

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Lafayette College announced it joined the Coalition for College, a selective alternative college application process that accepts members based on school affordability and graduation rates, on Nov. 5. Forrest Stuart, the vice president for enrollment management, wrote in an email that the coalition first reached out to Lafayette a couple...

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