Offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points¶
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q3 i? Among eligible low-income, un- or underemployed students, being offered Pell Grants usable in very short-term occupational programs increased enrollment in and completion of those programs by about 10 percentage points relative to not being offered the grants. → 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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Second random-assignment experiment in the same initiative: students were randomly assigned to be offered or not offered experimental Pell funds and outcomes compared 10 to 30 months later. The report states the offer "increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points." No effect size is printed.
"Offering Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 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 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
- 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 very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points |
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Offering experimental Pell Grants for very short-term occupational training programs increased program enrollment and completion by about 10 percentage points |
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