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Download full textWeiss, Michael J. – MDRC, 2019
Nationwide, only 24 percent of community college students earn a degree or certificate within three years of matriculatÂing. Students who enroll in summer classes at the end of the freshman year are more likely to persist and graduate. Summer enrollment enables students to earn additional credits, reducing the time it takes to earn a degree.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Grants, Student Financial Aid
Weissman, Evan; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Baldiga, Amanda – MDRC, 2017
Evidence shows that financial aid increases college enrollment. For many students at low-cost community colleges, this aid is intended to cover more than tuition and fees; after those are paid, the remainder is paid out, or "refunded," to students to help with their living expenses while they are enrolled in school. Often, however, the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Mixed Methods Research, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Weissman, Evan; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Baldiga, Amanda – MDRC, 2017
Evidence shows that financial aid increases college enrollment. For many students at low-cost community colleges, this aid is intended to cover more than tuition and fees; after those are paid, the remainder is paid out, or "refunded," to students to help with their living expenses while they are enrolled in school. Often, however, the…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Mixed Methods Research, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Ware, Michelle; Weissman, Evan; McDermott, Drew – MDRC, 2013
Aid Like A Paycheck is based on a simple idea that is gaining national attention: after tuition and fees have been paid to a college, disburse the remaining financial aid to students evenly throughout the term--like a paycheck. The goals of the program are to help students achieve a good balance between time in work and school, and think about…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Success, Low Income Groups, Money Management
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Crary-Ross, Shane – MDRC, 2014
As globalization and technological change remake the labor market, it has become increasingly clear that the United States must create better educational and workforce training programs if we are to remain competitive. In order to help disadvantaged and low-skilled workers advance in the new labor market, educational opportunities are needed that…
Descriptors: Dropouts, High School Students, Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs
Patel, Reshma; Rudd, Timothy – MDRC, 2012
The passage of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which extended need-based financial assistance to the general population for the first time, has improved college access for American students, but more work remains to be done to improve college success. According to government statistics, in 2006, about one in six students had earned a degree or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Policy, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Effectiveness
