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Hodara, Michelle; Brey, Libbie; McLennan, Destiny; Riggs, Sam – Education Northwest, 2023
In the past few decades, the cost of college has risen significantly, while federal, state, and institutional financial aid and family income have remained stagnant or declined (Goldrick-Rab, 2018). As a result, many college students struggle to afford the full cost of college attendance and may experience basic needs insecurity, including the…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Student Personnel Services, College Students, Program Effectiveness
McClain, Tim; Reykdal, Kim; Traugott, Jamie – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2022
The Running Start Summer School Pilot program was established in 2020 by House Bill 2864 and enacted as Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 28A.630.600. To determine whether the summer term should be funded under the Running Start Program, a summer pilot was created to evaluate interest in and barriers to expanding the Running Start program to…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Pilot Projects, State Legislation, Community Colleges
Jenkins, Davis; Ellwein, Todd; Wachen, John; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Cho, Sung-Woo – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2009
In 2003, Lumina Foundation for Education launched a bold, multiyear, national initiative called "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," to help students stay in school and succeed. The initiative is focused particularly on students who have faced the most barriers to success, including low-income students and students of color.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, At Risk Students
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Jaswal, Faisal; Jaswal, Teresa McClane – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2008
This chapter presents an overview of a new tiered mentoring program (TMP) operating at Bellevue Community College in Washington. The program links students with peers, faculty, staff, and administrators via a tiered structure whereby first-year students are mentored by upper-level students, who in turn are mentored by professionals in the…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Characteristics, Community Colleges, College Students