College Possible: A 2-year after-school curriculum to serve low-income high school students
Intervention Details
Subject
Non-Academic AreaAcademic Program
College PreparatoryDuration
2 yearsGrades
11, 12Personnel
Other
Intervention Summary
College Possible is a 2-year after-school curriculum designed to serve low-income high school students. It provides SAT and ACT test preparation services, college admissions and financial aid consulting, and guidance in the transition to college. The program is free for participants, but participants agree to provide 8 hours of community service each year in exchange for program services. Over the course of 2 years, each participant is scheduled to receive a total of 320 hours of direct program services.
Grades
11, 12Personnel
OtherStatistical Finding Summary
Positive effect on the number of college applications submitted
Positive effect on applying to a 4-year institution
Positive effect on the number of applications submitted to selective institutions
No effect on overall college enrollment rates
No effect on enrolling in a selective institution
No effect on ACT scores.
Source
(2014). WWC Review of the Report "Evaluation of the College Possible Program: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial." What Works Clearinghouse Single Study Review (ED545294). ERIC. https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED545294.pdf.
Data Sample by Population
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The subgroup population data as studied here are not available. That means that while this study may work well for your setting, we cannot say based on the published study and results from our system’s reading of that study what the school/district subgroup characteristics were when evaluated here.