Chair Joseph on ACE program funding and cost per student
Joseph asks about ACE program funding, cost per student, and whether the $10.1 million supports all eligible students. Provost Alvero reports 5,603 students in AY24-25, and the Chancellor later provides the cost per student of $3,440 for both ASAP and ACE.
CUNY ACE provides bachelor degree seeking students with additional financial and academic support to ensure higher education is accessible.
In the fiscal 2026 funding level, 10.1 million able to support all eligible students, if not how much additional funding is needed and what's the average cost per student in the CUNY ACE program.
I'm going to defer to Provost Alvaro, who's looking for that information.
Cost per student is the thing that I am trying to get for you.
Can't seem to find the cost per student for ACE.
But I know I have it.
I will tell you there are 5,603 students in academic year 24-25.
And I can get you the cost per student that I know I will find at some point.
No worries.
Are there any supports not currently offered through CUNY ACE that students have requested other than changes to the program CUNY is considering?
Based on feedback from your student, are you considering any changes to the program?
No.
What we are changing, not necessarily feedback from students, is with the utilization and acceleration of technology and AI,
embedding that into some of the tools and technologies for the career advisement piece.
That's something that we're doing holistically, as well as into the identifying the right major and the match for the major and the more strategic
advisement, the tools and technologies nowadays to alleviate some of the burden and the workload of the advisors and provide more personalized advisement.
And so that's something that we're implementing, not necessarily based off of student feedback.
They really appreciate having a dedicated advisor and a high touch, but that is a change that we are exploring.
Thank you.