11 - Union County College

ange of academic disciplines in support of the College’s curriculum.
Therefore, it is no surprise that loaned laptops, which increased
from slightly over 1,000 to more than 2,500, allowed
students to make maximum use of these cyber-resources thanks to
the wireless environment available within the Library buildings. As
a result, search sessions increased 24%, searches increased
23%, and full-text retrievals increased 16%.
The College strives to provide economic resources to eligible students,
who have demonstrated financial need and who would
The financial aid website was redesigned, which
enhanced communication to students and improved
response time by the Financial Aid Office.
In addition, the Office significantly
decreased application and verification processing
times. Standards for Satisfactory Academic
Progress were revised to increase student eligibility
for aid and to expedite aid processing. The
number of students using online e-services and
applying for financial aid online increased and
the Office also identified more students for the
NJ STARS program and the Federal Academic
Competitiveness Grant.
otherwise be unable to pursue postsecondary education. During
the 2009 fiscal year more than $21 million in financial aid was
distributed to UCC students, which comprise approximately twothirds
of the annual total of tuition and fee revenue. This represented
a 22% increase in total aid processed. In addition, there
was a 14% increase in the number of aid applicants (11,000 applicants
total), and 16% in number of recipients (5,000 total).
As part of the College’s effort to strengthen and improve academic
advising, the Office of Enrollment Management developed
a degree audit system funded through a Title V grant, which provides
students and advisors a tool to monitor individual students’
degree progress. Students can log into this system and use it for
self-advising. All students who have entered UCC since fall 2002
are in programs that have been built into the system. A series of
sixteen training workshops will be held for students, faculty and
staff on all three campuses.
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