Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association

Private Colleges Serving Tennessee


Tennessee Education Lottery Scholarship for Non-Traditional Students

In the 2008-09 academic year, 1,463 students received the non-traditional student HOPE scholarship awarded to students 25 years of age and older. Nearly 17% of these students attended TICUA member schools. Of the students studying at TICUA member institutions, the vast majority of them are female (83%) and are White (80%).

 TICUA Non-Traditional TELS Recipients by Gender

 TICUA Non-Traditional TELS Recipients by race/ethnicity

Most (74%) of the non-traditional recipients are spread between the ages of 25 and 39, with 20% between the ages of 25 and 29, 30% between the ages of 30 and 34, and 24% of the recipients between the ages of 35 and 39. 

 

Source: TICUA enrollment reports, 2008-09

Message from TICUA President Claude Pressnell: This message is part of an ongoing series of charts that the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association will share in the coming months, highlighting the impact of our 34 member campuses. We hope that you will find this information helpful. Please contact us for additional information either by phone at 615-242-6400 or email at research@ticua.org.