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Direct linkHyder, Zachary J.; Collom, Gresham D.; Yan, Jackson – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
In this chapter, we explore statewide tuition-free college programs which encourage students to earn Career and Technical Education (CTE) credentials. To map the current landscape of statewide Promise programs, we conducted a policy discourse analysis of all statewide Promise programs while focusing on policy features relevant to workforce…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Tuition, College Programs, Education
Salazar, Rogelio – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
As statewide college promise programs continue to develop, emerging equity concerns necessitate interrogating whom programs benefit and how expense funds can be applied. Critical Policy Analysis (CPA) is used in this chapter to understand how statewide promise programs advance or hinder racial equity across eligibility and financial aid support…
Descriptors: College Programs, State Programs, Equal Education, Educational Finance
Hemelt, Steven W.; Swiderski, Tom – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2022
We analyze the rollout of a Statewide Dual-Credit (SDC) program intended to expand access to college-level courses during high school. We find that SDC increased early postsecondary course-taking among students in the middle of the achievement distribution, especially through courses in vocational subjects, without decreasing participation in…
Descriptors: High School Students, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Courses
Download full textOdle, Taylor K.; Monday, Alex B. – AERA Open, 2021
While research has documented outcomes for students served by promise programs, few studies have considered the behavior of institutions themselves in the promise era. A new source of revenue combined with larger and more diverse cohorts is likely to motivate changes in spending and staffing--decisions instrumental to student access and success.…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Expenditure per Student, Expenditures, Student Diversity
Colorado Department of Higher Education, 2022
This report follows the high school graduating class of 2020 into their first year of college--high school seniors when the pandemic began. The initial impact of the pandemic on college-going pathways and outcomes is a focal point. While the data is concerning, there are successes: (1) Dual enrollment participation continues to increase; (2) More…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Higher Education, College Freshmen, Grade Point Average
Middlemist, George Edward – ProQuest LLC, 2017
During the 2004 legislative session, the Colorado General Assembly enacted Senate Bill 189 (SB189), which established the first system of college vouchers in the United States. The supporters of SB189 hoped that the voucher system, called the College Opportunity Fund (COF), would: 1) stabilize the flow of state funding to higher education; 2)…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Funding Formulas, Educational Finance, Public Colleges
