ERIC Number: EJ1316893
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Dec
Pages: 36
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Can Free Community College Close Racial Disparities in Postsecondary Attainment? How Tulsa Achieves Affects Racially Minoritized Student Outcomes
American Educational Research Journal, v58 n6 p1142-1177 Dec 2021
Promise programs, or place-based tuition-free college policies, have become increasingly popular among policymakers looking to expand postsecondary attainment. In this article, we examine Tulsa Achieves, a widespread, albeit understudied type of promise program that covers the balance of students' tuition and fees after other aid is exhausted at a single community college. Utilizing a difference-in-differences and event-study design, we investigate the role Tulsa Achieves eligibility plays in promoting or hindering vertical transfer and bachelor's degree attainment across racial/ethnic groups. We find that Tulsa Achieves eligibility is associated with increases in bachelor's degree attainment within 5 years among Native American and Hispanic students and an increased likelihood of transfer within 4 years for Hispanic students.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Tuition, Paying for College, Access to Education, Fees, Program Effectiveness, Eligibility, College Transfer Students, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Disproportionate Representation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma (Tulsa)
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