Consortium-wide, 35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study, with high employment rates and wage growth above the national average¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Consortium-wide, 35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study. → Person 2016 q2 i? Participants' employment rates started and remained high, and wages for employed participants increased after enrollment at a higher rate than the national average. → Person 2016

q2 i? Consortium-wide, 35% of participants completed their program. → Ann Person 2016

q2 i? Employment rates started and remained high, and wages for employed participants increased after program enrollment at a higher rate than the national average. → Ann Person 2016

q2 i? Consortium-wide, 35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study. → Person 2016

q2 i? Participants' employment rates started and remained high, and wages for employed participants increased after program enrollment at a higher rate than the national average. → Person 2016

Evidence¶

Person 2016¶

Person, A. E., Thomas, J., & Goble, L. (2016). Implementation and Outcomes of Competency-Based Education in Three Community Colleges: Findings from the Comprehensive Evaluation of a TAACCCT Grant (Executive Summary). Oakland, CA: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/implementation-and-outcomes-of-competencybased-education-in-three-community-colleges-findings

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Evaluation of participant outcomes across the three-college consortium reports that "35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study" and that wages for employed participants grew faster than the national average. No effect size is printed.

"Consortium-wide, 35 percent of participants completed a grant-funded program of study; their employment rates started and remained high, and wages for employed participants increased after program enrollment at a higher rate than the national average."

Ann Person 2016¶

Ann Person. (2016). Competency-Based Education in College Settings. Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/competency-based-education-in-focus

q2 · i? · associational · r?

Key findings of an evaluation of a community college CBE consortium under the Hand in Hand project, prepared for the U.S. Department of Labor. The brief reports that "35% of participants completed their program" and describes employment and wage trends relative to the national average; no effect size is printed.

"Consortium-wide, 35% of participants completed their program; their employment rates started and remained high, and wages for employed participants increased after program enrollment at a higher rate than the national average."

Discussion¶

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