Trends and Perspectives on Finance Equity and the Promise of Community Colleges

Dowd, Alicia C.; Rosinger, Kelly Ochs; Castro, Marlon Fernandez

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11743-6_7-1

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“…These restrictions tend to disproportionately affect Black and Latinx students and can further exacerbate educational inequities. Dowd et al (2020) argue that these restrictive criteria contradict the democratizing purpose of community colleges.…”

Section: Differences In Eligibility Criteriamentioning

confidence: 97%

“…As more promise programs were adopted, communities and states adapted and modified the design to fit their student population, community needs, and budget (Miller-Adams, 2015). These design features affect eligibility criteria, scholarship disbursement mechanisms, benefits offered, and scholarship renewal criteria (Dowd et al, 2020).…”

Section: Variations In Promise Program Designsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For instance, in California, approximately 17% of programs require a minimum high school GPA (usually a 2.0) and almost all programs (92%) require students to attend college full-time (Rauner & Smith, 2020). Full-time enrollment, however, may exclude some individuals from participating in the program due to familial or work obligations that prevent them from attending full-time (Dowd et al, 2020). Some programs require demonstrated financial need.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…While community service may enhance connections to local organizations, more research is needed to determine whether service hours create a barrier for students to renew their promise funding. Similarly, requiring full-time continuous enrollment for scholarship renewal can create barriers for students who are unable to take a full course load (Burkander, Ballerini et al, 2019;Dowd et al, 2020).…”

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“…These design choices affect which students are eligible for the scholarships, the benefits that students receive, and the postsecondary institutions at which students can use the scholarships. There are also concerns that the eligibility criteria and design elements for some programs are regressive since scholarship dollars are directed away from low-income students towards wealthier students ineligible for need-based aid (Dowd et al, 2020).…”

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Tuition‐free promise programs: Implications and lessons learned

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Promise programs are an increasing popular solution to improving college affordability, reducing educational inequities, and promoting economic development. Promise programs are distinct from other forms of financial aid because they emphasize residency in their eligibility criteria, where students must live and/or attend school in specific locations to be awarded the promise scholarship. In this chapter, we review extant literature on community college promise programs by discussing the prevalence of these programs, their variations in designs, and their funding sources. We also review studies on the effect of these programs on students and institutions. Based on our survey of the literature, we propose several practical recommendations for community college stakeholders that are aimed at improving student access and success.

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Statewide Community College Promise Programs: An Event History Analysis

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Taylor

2024

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State Higher Education Funding During COVID-19: Lessons From Prior Recessions and Implications for Equity

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States provide substantial support for higher education through appropriations to public colleges and universities that can be used to maintain relatively low tuition levels and funds for financial aid. Higher education often receives disproportionate cuts during recessionary periods, and it faces potentially unprecedented reductions in coming years amid a pandemic that has left some states with revenue shortfalls. How states approach higher education cuts has the potential to exacerbate existing inequities among racially minoritized and low-income students and historically underfunded institution types. In this study, we document trends in higher education funding over time and use latent profile analysis to identify distinct approaches states have taken to higher education funding. We then examine the trajectories of higher education funding within each approach over time, particularly during prior recessions. We conclude by discussing the implications of each approach for equity, particularly in light of states’ early responses to the current economic downturn.

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Trends and Perspectives on Finance Equity and the Promise of Community Colleges

Cited by 6 publications

References 107 publications

Tuition‐free promise programs: Implications and lessons learned

Tuition‐free promise programs: Implications and lessons learned

Statewide Community College Promise Programs: An Event History Analysis

State Higher Education Funding During COVID-19: Lessons From Prior Recessions and Implications for Equity

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