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Download full textColleen Sommo; Austin Slaughter; Cyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Kayla Warner – MDRC, 2023
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to overcome,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, College Students, Universities
Hamadyk, Jill; Zeidenberg, Matthew – Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 2018
This report documents the implementation and early impacts of the Workforce Training Academy Connect (WTA Connect) program, operated by Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Des Moines, Iowa. WTA Connect aimed to help low-income, low-skilled adults access and complete occupational training that can lead to increased employment and higher…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Career Pathways, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness
Sommo, Colleen; Cullinan, Dan; Manno, Michelle – MDRC, 2018
While the United States has made strides in increasing college access among low-income students, college completion has remained low. Graduation rates are particularly low at the nation's community colleges, which enroll a disproportionate percentage of low-income and nontraditional college students. Seeking to address this problem, in 2014 three…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Low Income Students
Direct linkEvans, William N.; Kearney, Melissa S.; Perry, Brendan C.; Sullivan, James X. – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2017
Community colleges are an important part of the higher education landscape in the United States, but completion rates are extremely low, especially among low-income students. Much of the existing policy and research attention to this issue has focused on addressing academic and financial challenges. However, there is ample reason to think that…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Low Income Students, At Risk Students
Peer reviewedMayer, Alexander K.; Patel, Reshma; Gutierrez, Melvin – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2016
A college degree is often viewed as a key step toward better employment and higher earnings. Many community college students, however, never graduate and cannot reap the financial benefits associated with a college degree. Although existing research suggests that financial aid interventions can modestly improve students' short-term academic…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Scholarship, Graduation Rate, Employment Potential
Sommo, Colleen; Ratledge, Alyssa – MDRC, 2016
Nationally, community college graduation rates remain stubbornly low, despite strides made in access--and they are particularly so for low-income students, nontraditional students, and students who need to take developmental (remedial) courses. In 2014, three schools in Ohio--Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Acceleration (Education), Associate Degrees, Two Year College Students
