Does Free Community College Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design

Autor/in	Bell, Elizabeth
Titel	Does Free Community College Improve Student Outcomes? Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design
Quelle	In: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 43 (2021) 2, S.329-350 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Bell, Elizabeth)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0162-3737
DOI	10.3102/0162373721993149
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Tuition; Costs; Probability; College Transfer Students; Bachelors Degrees; Program Effectiveness; Grade Point Average; Two Year College Students; College Credits; Academic Persistence; Graduation Rate; Student Financial Aid; Public Colleges; Scholarships; Taxes; Eligibility; Student Characteristics; Place of Residence; Time to Degree; Oklahoma (Tulsa) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Unterweisung; Unterricht; Cost; Kosten; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; College; Colleges; Achievement; Performance; Anrechnung; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Leistung; Finanzielle Beihilfe; Studienfinanzierung; Studienförderung; Scholarship; Stipendium; Abgabe; Eignung; Wohnort
Abstract	In this article, I utilize a regression discontinuity design to estimate the effects of Tulsa Achieves--a prevalent and understudied type of tuition-free college program. In contrast to concerns regarding tuition-free community college suppressing bachelor's degree attainment, I find that Tulsa Achieves increased the likelihood of transferring to 4-year colleges by 13 to 14 percentage points and increased bachelor's degree attainment by approximately 2 percentage points. The estimates for shorter outcomes are underpowered to detect policy relevant effects, but suggest Tulsa Achieves increased college GPA and had a null impact on credit accumulation, retention, and graduation from Tulsa Community College. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2022/1/01