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Wheatle, Katherine; Taylor, Jason; Bragg, Debra; Ajinkya, Julie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2017
Each year millions of Americans make the decision to pursue a college education to improve their skill sets, boost their earning potential and transform their life circumstances. Yet almost 1 in 5 students leaves empty-handed after investing precious time and valuable resources. And many who amass student loan debt are crippled by the burden of…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Time to Degree, College Graduates
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Sinatra, Richard; Lanctot, Melissa Kim – Education and Urban Society, 2016
A university partnered with the New York City Department of Homeless Services (NYC DHS) to provide cohorts of adults a 60-credit Associate Degree Program in Business Administration over a 2-year period. Results of two cohorts of 30 Advantage Academy Program graduates revealed significant improvement in College Board AccuPlacer (ACPL) Arithmetic…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Adults, Sustainability, Associate Degrees