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Download full textRichburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Sommo, Colleen; Welbeck, Rashida – MDRC, 2011
Many adult students struggle to finance their educations, often contending with work and child care expenses in addition to the extra cost of remedial courses. Moreover, there is little need-based grant aid to help. This report presents early findings from an evaluation of a program in New York City targeted to low-income adults (ages 22 to 35)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Low Income Groups, College Credits, Adult Students
Scrivener, Susan; Bloom, Dan; LeBlanc, Allen; Paxson, Christina; Rouse, Cecilia Elena; Sommo, Colleen – MDRC, 2008
At Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, freshmen were placed in groups of up to 25 who took three classes together during their first semester: an English class, usually at the developmental level; an academic course, such as health or psychology; and a one-credit orientation course. The program also provided enhanced counseling and…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives, Community Programs
