ERIC Number: ED677585
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 30
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
Tennessee Completion Grants: 2023 Annual Report
Tennessee Higher Education Commission
This report is prepared pursuant to T.C.A. § 49-7-178(g), which instructs the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) to: "…submit an annual report on the outcomes of the [Completion Grants] pilot program to the education committee of the senate and to the education committee of the house of representatives..." In pursuit of its mission to increase the number of Tennesseans with a postsecondary credential, THEC and the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation (TSAC) have implemented various programs and initiatives to encourage Tennesseans to engage with higher education and support students through completion. The Tennessee Promise program, signed into law by the Tennessee General Assembly in 2014, provides tuition- and mandatory fee-free community college for Tennessee high school graduates. This report highlights the outcomes of the first two years of a four-year pilot program to award completion grants to Tennessee Promise scholarship students receiving college coaching services delivered by Tennessee Promise partnering organizations. The 2023 Completion Grants Report comprises three sections: (1) The first section provides an overview of the Tennessee Promise program and the completion grants pilot and summarizes the program details and its administration by the Ayers Foundation and tnAchieves; (2) The second section summarizes participation data from the 2021-22 and 2022-23 academic years; and (3) The third section provides information on student persistence and credentials earned after receiving a completion grant, updated through summer 2023.
Descriptors: High School Graduates, Scholarships, Grants, College Students, College Bound Students, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Two Year Colleges, Student Costs, Paying for College, College Preparation, Educational Counseling, Student Participation, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Student Financial Aid, Eligibility, Student Characteristics, Academic Degrees, Educational Certificates, Credentials
Tennessee Higher Education Commission. 404 James Robertson Parkway Suite 1900, Nashville, TN 37243. Tel: 615-741-3605; Fax: 615-741-6230; Web site: http://www.tn.gov/thec
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC)
Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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