Broadened Possibilities: Undocumented Community College Student Course Enrollment after the California DREAM Act

Autor/inn/en	Ngo, Federick; Hinojosa, Juanita K.
Titel	Broadened Possibilities: Undocumented Community College Student Course Enrollment after the California DREAM Act
Quelle	In: AERA Open, 8 (2022) 1, (17 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Ngo, Federick)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Undocumented Immigrants; Two Year College Students; Community Colleges; Refugees; Educational Policy; Federal Legislation; Enrollment Trends; Student Financial Aid; Access to Education; College Transfer Students; College Credits; Barriers; Tuition; Student Characteristics; Minority Group Students; Asian American Students; Hispanic American Students; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Illegaler Aufenthalt; Community college; Community College; Flüchtling; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bundesrecht; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Kalifornien
Abstract	Some states have enacted inclusive policies that reduce constraints and uncertainty for undocumented students, potentially changing their academic decisions and postsecondary goals. We explore shifts in continuing undocumented community college students' course-taking before and after the California DREAM Act, which provided access to state financial aid. We use difference-in-differences comparisons with permanent residents, refugees, and U.S. citizens who were unaffected by these policies to examine policy impacts. After its implementation, continuing students increased their enrollment intensity, primarily in degree-applicable and transferable courses, and decreased coursework in career/technical education. This suggests state financial aid may have broadened postsecondary possibilities and made transfer to a 4-year institution a more viable option for undocumented students. At the same time, access to aid did not increase undocumented students' credit loads to the level of their peers, underscoring the reality that other constraints continue to shape undocumented students' participation in higher education. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01