Providing Opportunities With Technology to Support Traditionally Disadvantaged Students: Examining College Ambition Program

• In Event: 67.069 - Sheraton Roundtable 14 - Osgoode Ballroom
  In Roundtable Session: 67.069-8 - Evidence From College Access Interventions

Abstract

This study examines the impact of the college ambition program (CAP) which is designed to increase postsecondary enrollment particularly for low-income and minority high school students. CAP provides course counseling, financial information, college visits, tutoring, and builds social networks with staff and other students. To measure the impact of the intervention, a quasi-experimental design with panel college enrollment survey data complemented by state administrative data were analyzed. Results indicate that the CAP increased 2-year college attendance for low-income and minority students by 9 %. These results underscore the need to differentiate the features of intervention programs and types of channels in guiding student’s choice of enrolling in a 2-year versus 4-year college.

Authors

• I-Chien Chen, Michigan State University

• Goun Choi, Michigan State University

• Barbara Schneider, Michigan State University