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Fischer, Christian; Baker, Rachel; Li, Qiujie; Orona, Gabe Avakian; Warschauer, Mark – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
Online courses provide flexible learning opportunities, but research suggests that students may learn less and persist at lower rates compared to face-to-face settings. However, few studies have investigated more distal effects of online education. In this study, we analyzed 6 years of institutional data for three cohorts of students in 13 large…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Higher Education, Graduation Rate, Time to Degree
Gurantz, Oded; Odle, Taylor K. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
We replicate and extend prior work on Florida's Bright Futures merit aid scholarship to consider its effect on college enrollment and degree completion. We estimate causal impacts using a regression discontinuity design to exploit SAT thresholds that strongly determine eligibility. We find no positive impacts on attendance or attainment, and…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, College Choice, Educational Attainment, State Programs
Erwin, Christopher; Binder, Melissa; Miller, Cynthia; Krause, Kate – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2021
Income gaps in college enrollment, persistence, and graduation raise concerns for those interested in equal opportunity in higher education. We present findings from a randomly assigned scholarship for low-income students at a medium-sized public 4-year university. The program focused solely on the first four semesters of enrollment and tied aid…
Descriptors: College Students, Low Income Students, Achievement Gap, Academic Advising
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Darolia, Rajeev; Koedel, Cory; Main, Joyce B.; Ndashimye, J. Felix; Yan, Junpeng – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
We study the effects of access to high school math and science courses on postsecondary science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) enrollment and degree attainment using administrative data from Missouri. Our data include more than 140,000 students from 14 cohorts entering the 4-year public university system. The effects of high…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Secondary School Mathematics, Secondary School Science, STEM Education
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Bell, Elizabeth – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2021
In this article, I utilize a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effects of Tulsa Achieves--a prevalent and understudied type of tuition-free college program. In contrast to concerns regarding tuition-free community college suppressing bachelor's degree attainment, I find that Tulsa Achieves increased the likelihood of transferring to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tuition, Costs, Probability
Cynthia Miller; Michael J. Weiss – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York's (CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a randomized controlled trial first in New York and later through a replication in Ohio. It presents longer-term effects of CUNY ASAP in New York, showing that the program's effect on…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees