Preparing Students for Postsecondary Enrollment: A Difference-in-Difference Analysis of College Advising on College Readiness

• In Event: 41.033 - Beyond College Aspirations: Credit Transfers, Advisement, and College Readiness

Abstract

This study focuses on the effectiveness of the Carolina College Advising Corps (CCAC) on two key steps in the college enrollment process: academic preparation and SAT test-taking behaviors. This study focused on concrete proximal outcomes beyond mere college aspirations, as self-reported aspirations are not always a realistic predictor of college enrollment. Utilizing a difference-in-differences research design, this study compares treatment and control groups over time using pre- and post-intervention panel data. The treatment group consisted of partner high schools in North Carolina that received the Carolina College Advising Corps treatment, and the control group included public schools in the state that did not have this resource.

Author

• Ashley Brooke Clayton, Louisiana State University