ERIC Number: ED654868
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Jun-26
Pages: 43
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How Colorado Community Colleges Used Funding for Short-Term Credentials. Research Report
Jonah Kushner; Lindsay Daugherty
RAND Corporation
This report describes how six Colorado community colleges used $1.4 million of pandemic relief funding to support individuals pursuing short-term credentials. The authors examined state and college decisions about program eligibility, student eligibility, grant amounts, funding uses, and application requirements as well as outcomes for those receiving funding. Findings from the report can inform future short-term credential funding efforts. [This report was funded by the Colorado Community College System.]
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Budgeting, Financial Support, Credentials, Program Length, Noncredit Courses, Student Financial Aid, Hispanic American Students, White Students, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: RAND Education and Labor
Identifiers - Location: Colorado
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