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¶
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q3 i? Among Pell-eligible, un- or underemployed students with a bachelor's degree, being offered experimental Pell Grant funds increased enrollment in and completion of short occupational programs by about 20 percentage points relative to not being offered the funds. → 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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Random-assignment experiment in the Experimental Sites Initiative: eligible students were randomly assigned to be offered or not offered experimental Pell funds, with outcomes compared 10 to 30 months later. The report states offering the grants "increased program enrollment and completion by about 20 percentage points." No effect size is printed.
"Offering Pell Grants for short occupational programs to low-income students with a bachelor's degree increased program enrollment and completion by about 20 percentage points."
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Related Claims¶
- Expanding Pell Grant eligibility cost on average about $1,800 per student, and labor-market returns relative to cost remain open questions — related
- Offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points — related
- Nearly 4 in 5 GSTG teacher candidate recipients were income-eligible for the federal Pell Grant, far above the statewide undergraduate rate — related
- Georgia State's Panther Retention Grant program was followed by 82% of recipients graduating or remaining enrolled one year later — related
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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 |
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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 |
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