FINANCIAL AID2Financial AidFinancial aid has enabled students from low-income families and majorlymarginalized communities to access quality education within the country. According to Allenand Wolniak (2019), financial aid allows students to get admission to college and stay untilthey finish their studies. Powers and Costello (2019) indicate that diverse students frommarginalized community have higher probability of drop out of college due to lack offinancial ability to pay for college tuition fees. Thus, the provision of financial aid has beeneffective in reducing drop out risks. Smith (2020) indicates that although financial aidreduces the probability of drop-out amongst the non-traditional students, it is not effective inencouraging timely completion of college education.Financial aid has allowed students from diverse communities to easily access
