The quickly growth of the (quasi-) experimental literature on policy interventions in higher
education provides an opportunity to identify the causal effects of these interventions on …

Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

Community college completion rates are low, especially among low‐income students. The
existing policy and research attention has primarily focused on academic and financial …

Prior research finds that low‐income students are less likely to apply to and enroll in four‐
year colleges or more selective colleges, even after controlling for academic preparation …

Nationwide, graduation rates at community colleges are discouragingly low. This
randomized experiment provides evidence that graduation rates can be increased …

This article provides evidence about predictive relationships between features of community
college interventions and their impacts on student progress. This evidence is based on …

We describe the challenge of college non-completion in the US and a variety of
explanations for the high rate of non-completion. We then provide an overview of the …

We examine whether virtual advising–college counseling using technology to communicate
remotely–increases postsecondary enrollment in selective colleges. We test this approach …

This paper presents new estimates of the effects of the City University of New York's
(CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) model, evaluated using a …

Most community college students are referred to developmental education courses to build
basic skills. These students often struggle in these courses and college more broadly. CUNY …