Academy of College Excellence: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Long-Term Academic and Career Outcomes for ACE Students

Autor/inn/en	Nguyen, Alyssa; Purnell-Mack, Rogéair; Cooper, Darla M.; Rodriguez-Kiino, Diane; Kretz, Andrew; Fagioli, Loris; Myers, Marci; Rassen, Elisa
Institution	RP Group
Titel	Academy of College Excellence: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Long-Term Academic and Career Outcomes for ACE Students
Quelle	(2018), (66 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Program Effectiveness; Capacity Building; Career Readiness; Intervention; At Risk Students; Academic Achievement; Employment Level; Success; Disproportionate Representation; First Generation College Students; Two Year College Students; College Readiness; Barriers; Participation; Wages; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Schulleistung; Beschäftigungsgrad; Erfolg; Teilnahme; Wage; Löhne; Kalifornien
Abstract	In 2015, the Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) was contracted by the Joyce/Cabrillo Foundation to assess the long-term impact of the Academy for College Excellence (ACE) on students who had participated in the program between fall 2003 and spring 2014 at three California Community Colleges: Berkeley City, Cabrillo, and Hartnell Colleges. To accomplish this goal, the RP Group designed and implemented a mixed-methods research study, gathering both qualitative and quantitative data to analyze the effect of participating in ACE in both students' personal and professional lives. This report summarizes the key qualitative and quantitative research findings highlighting the ways in which the Academy for College Excellence (ACE) helped build the capacity of individuals facing numerous obstacles to success thrive as students, participants in the workforce, and members of the community. Qualitative data for this evaluation was collected via telephone surveys with 435 individuals who had completed ACE at some point between 2003 and 2014 at one of three colleges that host the ACE program: Cabrillo College, Berkeley City College, and Hartnell College. Quantitative research complemented the telephone survey with an in-depth analysis of ACE participants' educational and employment outcomes and comparison of those outcomes to a demographically similar group of students who did not enroll in ACE. Findings suggest that ACE has a positive effect on students' academic, career, and personal success. The extensive telephone interviews conducted indicate that ACE supports students' academic and social integration in higher education and delivers psychosomatic supports for underserved and underrepresented college students. Furthermore, for historically underrepresented, first-generation, and "at-risk" students, ACE promotes postsecondary education as a tool for personal and economic success and facilitates participants' effective navigation of and success in the college/professional environment. Finally, findings indicate that participation in ACE builds students' ability to complete transfer-level coursework, achieve educational awards, and increase earnings over time. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01