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Access


NKU will expand programs, services, and delivery options to increase access and become a preferred destination for learners across the Commonwealth of Kentucky, the nation, and the world.
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Completion


NKU will align the institution so more learners, particularly first-generation, post-traditional, low-income, and underrepresented individuals, earn highly-valued degrees, certificates, and credentials.
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Career & Community
Engagement


NKU will increase its contributions to the economic, social, and civic prosperity of the region through talent development, research and innovation, and the stewardship of place.
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Definitions:

  • Under-Represented Minority (URM) students, as defined by the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), are identify as one of five race or ethnicity categories, including Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaskan Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, and students that identify with Two or More Races.
  • First Generation students are students where neither parent completed a bachelor’s degree or higher (i.e., Master’s or Doctorate).
  • Low Income students are students who received a Pell grant.
  • Cohort refers to the IPEDs defined population of first-time, full-time, degree-seeking new students.
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