Impact

Finish Line by the numbers

  • 300+ Finish Line students have completed their degrees
  • Average age of Finish Line students: 31.6
  • Average GPA of Finish Line students: 2.8
  • Average prior credits Finish Line students have earned: 115
  • 10% Finish Line students are from out of state

Finish Line in the news

Read a short story about the impact of UMBC’s Finish Line program or learn about restaurateur Lane Harlan’s culinary and curricular success as a returning student. See how Finish Line made waves in higher education when it first started, and had an immediate impact on students, faculty, and the UMBC community. Take a deeper dive into the research that emerged (PDF) from the program, authored by UMBC’s educational leaders.

Restaurateur and Retriever Lane Harlan goes back for seconds

 

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