ERIC Number: ED617210
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Mar
Pages: 70
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Pima Community College's Pathways to Healthcare Program: Three-Year Impact Report. OPRE Report 2020-43
Litwok, Daniel; Gardiner, Karen
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation
This report documents the impacts three years after random assignment for the Pathways to Healthcare program, operated by Pima Community College and Pima County One Stop in Tucson, Arizona. The program aimed to help low-income, low-skilled adults access and complete occupational training that could lead to increased employment and higher earnings. This research was undertaken to evaluate whether Pathways to Healthcare was successful in providing training to low-income, low-skilled adults and whether the program's efforts led to impacts on credentials, earnings, healthcare employment, and other life outcomes. This report sought to answer the following research questions: (1) Three years after random assignment, what were the effects of Pathways to Healthcare on educational outcomes?; (2) Three years after random assignment, what were the effects of Pathways to Healthcare on entry into career-track employment and higher earnings?; and (3) Three years after random assignment, what were the effects of Pathways to Healthcare on individual and family well-being, including income and other life outcomes?
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Allied Health Occupations Education, Adult Students, Program Effectiveness, Outcomes of Education, Employment, Income, Well Being, Credentials, Enrollment, College Credits, Education Work Relationship, Demand Occupations, Two Year College Students, Low Income Students
Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation. Administration for Children & Families, US Department of Health and Human Services, 330 C Street SW, Washington, DC 20201. Web site: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges; Adult Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Administration for Children and Families (DHHS), Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE); Abt Associates, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: Arizona (Tucson)
Grant or Contract Numbers: HHSP23320095624WC
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Does Not Meet Evidence Standards
WWC Study Page: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/Study/90213