ERIC Number: ED592365
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 74
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Impacts of State Aid for Non-Traditional Students. CEPA Working Paper No. 18-19
Gurantz, Oded
Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis
Do tuition vouchers and cash subsidies promote educational or labor force outcomes for "non-traditional" students? I use a regression discontinuity design to estimate the impacts of a state aid program with an unobserved eligibility cutoff. Eligibility has no impact on degree completion for students with a preference for community colleges or four-year colleges but increases bachelor's degrees for students interested in for-profit colleges by four percentage points. I find no impact on employment or earnings for all applicants. This research highlights challenges in promoting human capital investment for adults.
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Nontraditional Students, Eligibility, Graduation, Employment, Income, Adult Students, Grants, Community Colleges, Colleges, Proprietary Schools, College Attendance, College Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Adult Education; Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Smith Richardson Foundation; Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Identifiers - Location: California
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305B090016
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