There's a new kind of Catch-22 for minorities these days. A good example of this is a lady named Eleni Betrou. Her daughter has been accepted to the Berklee School of Music, one of the finest music schools in the country. As reported by the magazine Black Collegian, Betrou has managed to raise $21,000 towards her daughter's education. She did it by not only going for the standard Pell and other governmental grants, but by also sourcing out every community, church, professional or similar social club she caught wind of.
According to the publication, Betrou did it by not only going to the federal government for standard Pell grants and other standard government aid. She approached every social, church or professional minority group organization she could. She was often awarded grants generally ranging from $500 to $1000 a shot. This formula can be applied to any other ethnic, religious or racial group, too.
According to the U.S. Census, minorities are becoming a more and more prevalent part of the U.S. population. Currently White Americans (not including white Hispanic/Latinos) make up 66% of the country. Latin/Hispanic Americans are slightly over 15%. Blacks compose 12.5 percent while Asian are 4.5% Projections expect Whites should under 50% by 2050, with Hispanics being the fastest growing sector. In other words, in forty years every racial or ethnic type will be a minority. For more informantion on grants for college, check the web.
Yet what's really telling is the next breakdown. White college students make up the bulk of the current college population at just short of 70%. Asians come in second with 8.3%, Hispanics next at 6.8% and Blacks at 4.6%. The remaining students either didn't want to be identified, multi-racial or took up less than one percent of the sample population.
At the same time, tough economic times are making it more difficult for minority students to obtain higher education. The problem may not be money though, but high schools. Middle institutions are not producing true college level applicants. This is another place where online education is growing.
Online education is a good place for minorities to get the remedial education they need to advance on to 2-to-4 year degrees. They can replace what they lack while holding down a job, taking care of family or any other life issues in general. And yes, minorities can find grants for this kind of pre-college assistance, too. If you are looking for more information on online master degree, you can research the internet.
A good place to start is the Minority On-Line Information Service. Users at the basic level can search profiles, locate funding sources, view articles of interest and agency info. Registered users obtain further privileges. Another good place to find information is minority-oriented publications like the Black Collegian.
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No matter what, one thing any potential student considering an online bachelors degree should consider is to consult with an online college's financial officer. These people are out there to help people of all stripes and color obtain financial aid. Race, religion or ethnic background, considering Betrou's example, could actually work to the applicant's advantage.
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