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Hurtado, Sylvia; Pryor, John H. – College and University, 2011
The primary users of the current college ranking systems do not seem to be high-school students and families, but college presidents, board members, and development officers. As structured, the commercial ranking systems imply a precision that is not corroborated by research on what matters in college, nor can college quality be accurately summed…
Descriptors: College Choice, Educational Quality, Program Effectiveness, School Effectiveness
Chaney, Bradford W. – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2010
This is the final report of the National Evaluation of Student Support Services (SSS). SSS is one of eight federally funded grant programs that are administered as part of the Federal TRIO Programs within the U.S. Department of Education (ED). The SSS program, in particular, focuses on students while they are enrolled in college. In general, SSS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Grants, College Outcomes Assessment, Outcomes of Education