Expanding Pell Grant eligibility cost on average about $1,800 per student, and labor-market returns relative to cost remain open questions¶

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q2 i? The average cost of expanding Pell Grant eligibility was about $1,800 per student in this study, and the labor-market returns from the two experiments and how they compare to this cost remain important open questions. → Jaime Thomas 2020

Evidence¶

Jaime Thomas 2020¶

Jaime Thomas, Naihobe Gonzalez, Nora Paxton, Andrew Wiegand, Leela Hebbar. (2020). The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs: Results from the Experimental Sites Initiative. NCEE 2021–001. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/2021001/

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The report's summary of remaining questions states the average cost of expanding eligibility was "about $1,800 per student in this study" and that labor-market returns and their comparison to cost are unresolved. No effect size is printed.

"The labor market returns from the two experiments and how these compare to the cost of expanding Pell Grant eligibility—on average about $1,800 per student in this study—remain important open questions for the future."

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Related Claims¶

• Offering experimental Pell Grants for short occupational programs to low-income students who already hold a bachelor's degree increased program enrollment and completion by about 20 percentage points — related
• Offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points — related