On Monday , the bush administration awarded $ 60 m to colleges , universities , and community organizations to work on projects to boost program completion . Undersecretary bill Mitchell announced that twelve of the seventeen grants were given to minority - owned institutions , and he noted that whilst higher education has served many students well , too many students , mostly those from low - income and minority backgrounds , " have been left behind by programs that cost too much , were n't structured to support their success , or did n't have the resources to serve them . "
On Monday, the Obama administration awarded $60m to colleges, universities, and community groups to work on projects to boost college completion. Undersecretary Ted Mitchell announced that nine of the seventeen grants were given to minority-serving institutions, and he noted that whilst higher education has served many students well, too many students, mostly those from low-income and minority backgrounds, "have been left behind by institutions that cost too much, weren't structured to support their success, or didn't have the resources to serve them."