The College Promise Campaign, Complete College America (CCA), and Achieving the Dream (ATD) have released Promise with a Purpose: College Promise Programs “Built for Completion,” a joint effort to advocate for states, cities and institutions to incorporate an intentional framework for student success into the College Promise programs that are sweeping the nation. Click here […]
By Jen Mishory, Century Foundation Free college, or “Promise” programs—a model of student aid that covers at least full tuition costs for a subset of a given state’s residents—have received a significant boost in the past few years. A central question has been whether the model benefits from more consistent political support over time as […]
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This was previously published on Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources by Dr. Barbara Illowsky In fall 2017, California officially joined the College Promise campaign when Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill waiving first year tuition for all new, CA resident students who enroll full-time at one of the 114 California Community Colleges (CCC). Even though […]
The second report in this series provides a mixed-methods look at the inaugural Bridging the Gap cohort’s first full year of college, complementing analysis of enrollment and academic performance data with insights from student interviews. Early results suggest positive impacts on enrollment among lower-income students, although it is unclear whether observed improvements in academic performance […]
This report first identifies and analyzes the range of design choices made by states and the challenges and opportunities created by those choices, finding that states that have enacted Promise programs since 2014 have imposed significant eligibility requirements. It then provides guiding principles to help states considering future Promise programs to avoid inequitable cost containment […]
Join the College Promise Campaign in celebrating National Community College Month. Throughout the month, we will celebrate community colleges and the College Promise programs that expand access to them for so many hardworking students. Here’s our plan for April: Week 1: April 2-6th is “Why College Promise” week. We’ll be sharing some of the nation’s […]
The College Promise Campaign brochure is a document created to introduce the idea of College Promise, capture the progress in creating these programs, and help potential champions get started in creating a program for their own community. It’s designed to be accessable for all audiences while being valuable for policy leaders. Click here to download. […]
In a new report, Measuring What Matters, produced in partnership with Gallup and sponsored by Strada Education Network, shows that community colleges with sustained, institution-wide focus on student success have a strong impact on graduates’ success in workplace engagement, well-being, college satisfaction, and alumni attachment. Download here.
College Promise Campaign Policy Brief No.1 Download here. Spring 2018 Introduction Over the past few years, over 200 College Promise programs in 43 states have become increasingly popular policy proposals at the state and local levels. Simply put, these programs offer students the opportunity to attend a four-year, two-year, or technical college tuition- and fee-free. […]