How Working During College Differs for Low-Income Students
A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce looks at how the amount and type of work low-income students do during college heightens barriers to success. The likelihood of getting good grades and graduating decreases as the number of hours worked increases, and low-income students work more hours. When higher-income students do work, their job is far more likely to relate to their major or field of study. Low-income working students are disproportionately Latino, black, women and first-generation college-goers.