Postsecondary Education

We evaluate strategies and interventions designed to help students from low-income backgrounds succeed in and complete college. We also help colleges and higher education government agencies use evidence to improve programs and practices.

Report

A Matter of Degree

Using Behavioral Science to Identify Barriers to Credit Intensity and Satisfactory Academic Progress

Report

A Path from Access to Success

Interim Findings from the Detroit Promise Path Evaluation

Project

Scaling Up College Completion Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS)

Issue Focus

MDRC College Promise Success Initiative Benchmark Template

Issue Focus

Creating a Process Map

Brief

Designing for Success

The Early Implementation of College Promise Programs

Brief

New York City’s Small Schools of Choice

A First Look at Effects on Postsecondary Persistence and Labor Market Outcomes

Project

MDRC Center for Effective Career and Technical Education

Brief

How Can Community Colleges Increase Student Use of Year-Round Pell Grants?

Two Proven Strategies to Boost Summer Enrollment

Issue Focus

A Research-Practice Partnership to Strengthen a Program for Girls at Risk of Justice System Involvement

A Case Study of PACE Center for Girls

Report

Focusing on Girls’ Futures

Results from the Evaluation of PACE Center for Girls

Video

Ohio ASAP Program Aims to Make Students as Successful as Possible

Infographic

An Overview of the NYC P-TECH Grades 9-14 Model

Brief

Steps Toward Sustainability

A Case Study of Lorain County Community College’s Comprehensive Student Success Program

Brief

Doubling Graduation Rates in a New State

Two-Year Findings from the ASAP Ohio Demonstration

Postsecondary Education

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