Early college
Policies /Access
Race and Ethnicity
Modern Times
100

Q: In the 1700s–1800s, most U.S. college students came from this gender group


What are Men

100

Despite expansion, access was still limited by this system in the South


What is Segregation 

100

This designation applies to colleges serving a high percentage of Hispanic students.


What are Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI)

100

students whose parents did not attend college called?


What are first generation students? 

200

Early American colleges primarily served students from this social class.



What is the Wealthy or elite class

200

Land-grant colleges were designed to serve this population


What is the Working Class Students


200

Thelin explains that many colleges originally excluded this Indigenous population while expanding on their lands

Who are Native American Students 

200

Online programs have increased access, particularly for this group


What are 

Adult or nontraditional students


300

Before the late 19th century, most students attending college were preparing for this profession.


What are Clergy/Ministry

300

This landmark 1954 case declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional.


What is the Brown Vs The board of Education

300

This group historically faced barriers to higher education access but benefited from desegregation policies


Who are African American Students

300

Rising tuition has made this type of assistance central to access


What is Financial Aid

400

Because colleges were small and local, many students came from this type of family network


What are the sons of influential community/government leaders


400

Following WWII, what bill expanded higher education enrollment?


What is the GI Bill

400

This demographic trend transformed many campuses in the late 20th and early 21st centuries through increased enrollment growth


What is .. Latino, Asian American, and other racially diverse student populations


400

This modern demographic trend describes campuses becoming more racially, ethnically, and socioeconomically representative of society


What is student diversity and inclusion 

500

These institutions primarily served elite populations and excluded women and minorities


What are Early Colleges (Harvard, Yale, etc)

500

This law/program in 1862 helped expand access to more diverse student populations


What is the Land-Grant Act

500

These institutions, later called HBCUs, expanded access to higher education after the Civil War

What is Historically black colleges and Universities 

500

Thelin emphasizes that although enrollment is more diverse, disparities persist in this outcome


What is College Completion/Graduation Rates