A New PATH for Student Success

New York Tech’s unwavering commitment to student success has been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in the form of a new multiyear grant. New York Tech is one of just seven institutions in the country to receive a Postsecondary Student Success Grant; the nearly $2.8 million in funding will support student retention, persistence, and graduation over four years.

The project, Pathways for Advancing and Thriving in Higher Education (PATH), is co-led by Project Directors Francesca Fiore, Ed.D., associate provost, and Monika Rohde, M.A., senior associate dean.

PATH will use evidence-based strategies to supplement and enhance New York Tech’s existing advising and student success infrastructure by offering specialized support and programming for second- and third-year underserved students. Support will include holistic coaching, tutoring, community-building activities, and more to improve persistence, retention, and graduation rates among participating PATH students in their second, third, and fourth years of study.

“We are excited about this project’s potential impact on the academic progress and achievement of our students,” Fiore says. “PATH advances New York Tech’s mission to provide all qualified students with access to educational opportunities and success in school, their careers, and their lives.”