LITTLE ROCK — An Arkansas community college is receiving a federal grant for services to help college students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds succeed in higher education.
The U.S. Department of Education said Friday that the University of Arkansas Community College at Hope-Texarkana will get $281,511 in grant money.
The grants fund academic tutoring, assistance in course selection, information about financial aid and economic literacy, and support and resources.
The grants will also help students transfer from two to four-year colleges or from undergraduate to graduate or professional-studies levels.
Earlier, the federal agency announced an initial round of Student Support Services awards of $270 million for 968 institutions in every state.