Stakeholders most frequently define College Promise by the goals of increasing college access and improving completion¶
Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associationalr1·q2
Currency · newest study 2018 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person
Subclaims¶
Reading the evidence codes
q is the design tier, i the impact, n the sample, and the kind with its r
the rigour judged within that kind: what each code means.
This claim: no standardized effect is recorded in observations/ for it yet, so no benchmark reading is possible.
q2 i? Increasing college access was the most frequently mentioned goal (48 of 154 respondents), followed by improving completion or success (42 of 154). → Rauner 2018
q2 i? Only 9 respondents identified improving equity as a goal, and 94 of 154 referred to monetary support as a key program feature. → Rauner 2018 (2)
Evidence¶
Rauner 2018¶
Rauner, M., Perna, L. W., & Kanter, M. J. (2018). California College Promise: Program Characteristics and Perceptions from the Field. WestEd. https://californiacollegepromise.WestEd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/College-Promise-Landscape-Scan-2018.pdf
q2 · i? · qualitative · r2
Survey and interview findings: 139 of 141 survey respondents and all 15 interviewees answered the open-ended definition query; responses were coded into goals/expected outcomes and program features, with multiple codes allowed.
"The most frequently mentioned goal of California College Promise programs included in respondents' definitions of such programs was to increase college access (48 of 154 respondents)."
Rauner 2018 (2)¶
Rauner, M., Perna, L. W., & Kanter, M. J. (2018). California College Promise: Program Characteristics and Perceptions from the Field. WestEd. https://californiacollegepromise.WestEd.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/College-Promise-Landscape-Scan-2018.pdf
q2 · i? · associational · r1
Survey and interview findings on program features; 55 respondents specified that programs provide more than financial support, including cohort models, academic counseling, block scheduling, and priority enrollment.
"The majority of survey and interview respondents (94 of 154) referred to monetary support for students as a key feature of College Promise programs."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- College Promise programs are defined by place-based eligibility and direct financial support, and all 42 California programs met these criteria in fall 2017 — related
- Interviewees unanimously predicted College Promise will improve college enrollment, persistence, and completion, and most expected institutional changes — related
- Most stakeholders believe College Promise programs will persist in California, with sustainability contingent on political and financial support — related
Page metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
type |
claim |
id |
stakeholder-definitions-access-completion-goals |
title |
Stakeholders most frequently define College Promise by the goals of increasing college access and improving completion |
description |
Stakeholders most frequently define College Promise by the goals of increasing college access and improving completion |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
2018 |
generated |
by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-10 |
trust |
unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
sources |
2 — rauner-2018, rauner-2018-2 |
Frontmatter is the page's machine-readable record — see the Schema & Guide.