Published Online in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis October 20, 2020
Denisa G谩ndara, Southern Methodist University聽 Amy Li, Florida International University聽
Promise programs are proliferating across the United States, with wide variation in their design.听Using national data on 33 Promise programs affecting single, 2-year colleges, this study examines聽program effects on first-time, full-time college enrollments of students by race/ethnicity and gender聽classification. Results suggest Promise programs are associated with large percent increases in聽enrollments of Black and Hispanic students, especially students classified as females, at eligible聽colleges. Promise programs with merit requirements are associated with higher enrollment of White聽and Asian, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander female students; those with income requirements聽are negatively associated with enrollment of most demographic groups. More generous Promise聽programs are associated with greater enrollment increases among demographic groups with historically聽higher levels of postsecondary attainment.
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Read the press release:听"Study: Free-College Programs Have Led to Large Enrollment Increases at Two-Year Institutions, Especially Among Historically Underserved Students."听 Preferred Citation:聽G谩ndara, D., & Li, A. (2020). Promise for Whom? Free-College Programs and Enrollments by Race and Gender at Public, Two-Year Colleges.听Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. Prepublished October 20, 2020.听
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