Student Financial Wellness Survey
Overview
The Trellis Strategies Student Financial Wellness Survey (SFWS) provides an overview of student wellbeing based on questions addressing student financial security, perceptions of college support and educational value, basic needs insecurity and mental health.
In fall 2024, invitations to complete the online survey were sent to 18,270 Portland Community College students, with 1,121 students (6.1%) responding to some or all of the survey questions. Comparisons of respondents to the surveyed population showed statistically significant differences in race/ethnicity, gender (females overrepresented), enrollment intensity (full-time students overrepresented), and age (respondents 25 and older overrepresented).
Survey findings
The summary Infographic [pdf] highlights key findings among respondents, such as
- 63% worried about having enough money to pay for school
- 37% had challenges with the new 2024-25 FASFA
- 49% experienced generalized anxiety disorder
- 58% reported being housing insecure and
- 51% were food insecure.
Please see the Student Financial Wellness Survey Report [pdf], a Trellis Strategies publication, for a comprehensive report of the findings.