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ERIC Number: EJ1272608
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Dec
Pages: 25
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
EISSN: N/A
Promise for Whom? "Free-College" Programs and Enrollments by Race and Gender Classifications at Public, 2-Year Colleges
Gándara, Denisa; Li, Amy
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n4 p603-627 Dec 2020
Promise programs are proliferating across the United States, with wide variation in their design. Using national data on 33 Promise programs affecting single, 2-year colleges, this study examines program effects on first-time, full-time college enrollments of students by race/ethnicity and gender classification. Results suggest Promise programs are associated with large percent increases in enrollments of Black and Hispanic students, especially students classified as females, at eligible colleges. Promise programs with merit requirements are associated with higher enrollment of White and Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander female students; those with income requirements are negatively associated with enrollment of most demographic groups. More generous Promise programs are associated with greater enrollment increases among demographic groups with historically higher levels of postsecondary attainment.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Florida; Illinois; Kentucky; Maryland; Michigan; North Dakota; New York; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; South Carolina; Texas; Washington
Grant or Contract Numbers: DRL1749275