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Fordham University plans to provide financial assistance to ‘neighbors’ of the university’s Rose Hill campus, located in Fordham Manor, beginning this fall. The Fordham School of Professional and Continuing Students (PCS) announced the launch of its Good Neighbor Initiative for the Fall 2021 term on Thursday, May 6.
According to the university, this unique program, Good Neighbor Initiative, for adult learners provides an automatic 30 percent discount on tuition fees for undergraduate-seeking PCS students at the Bronx campus who live within certain neighboring zip codes.
The selected zip codes cover neighborhoods in the Bronx, lower Westchester County (Mount Vernon, Yonkers) and the very northern part of Manhattan.
Dr. Anthony Davidson, dean at Fordham PCS, said that the turbulence of the last year has placed universities under tremendous financial pressure to keep tuition the same, or even increase it to help the bottom line. “However, Fordham PCS is committed to supporting the communities we serve, and that serve us in return,” he said. “Over the years we have offered similar tuition assistance for public servants, such as members of the FDNY and NYPD and Westchester County employees, and we are proud to expand this offering to the communities directly surrounding our Rose Hill Campus.”
Davidson said such people live and work in the neighborhood, and the college is thrilled to be able to give back to them and provide the opportunity for a “best-in-class education” right in their own backyard.
Students who participate in the Good Neighbor Initiative may also qualify for additional financial aid, such as merit aid, Pell grants, support from the New York State Tuition Assistance Program, and institutional aid. If a student qualifies for more than one discount e.g. NYPD, FDNY, NYC Ballet Dancers, etc., the student will receive the higher of the two awards.
The full list of eligible Bronx zip codes is as follows: 10451, 10452, 10453, 10454, 10455, 10456, 10457, 10458, 10459, 10460, 10461, 10462, 10463, 10465, 10466, 10467, 10468, 10469, 10470, 10471, 10472, 10473, 10474, 10475 and 10499.
Fordham PCS will host a virtual information session about the initiative on June 2 at 6:30 p.m. where they will explain the Good Neighbor Initiative and Fordham’s undergraduate degree programs for adult learners. Those who attend will have their application fees waived. Click here to register.
For more information, visit https://www.fordham.edu/goodneighbor.
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