Implementation cost profile of linked learning community programs¶

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Description¶

Visher et al. (2012), covering three of the six reviewed studies, report implementation costs that "varied dramatically across sites, ranging from a low of $211 per student to a high of $1,190 per student (expressed in 2011 dollars)", averaging $566 per student. About 43% of costs went to additional instruction (faculty planning time, collaboration, smaller classes), 24% to program support and student services, 17% to administration, and 16% to other services such as textbook vouchers.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Cost drivers include compensation for course planning and faculty collaboration time, smaller class sizes, program coordination, and student services such as case management and tutoring

Constraints¶

• No cost information is available for the other three studies in the report; the WWC treats cost-effectiveness discussion as beyond its scope

Target Learners¶

• Developmental education students at community colleges

Target Learning Goals¶

• Program implementation planning and resource allocation

Related Elements¶

• Bottom Line cost profile of approximately $6,000 per student over five to six years

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• What Works Clearinghouse, U.S. Department of Education. (2014). Linked Learning Communities. WWC Intervention Report. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/InterventionReport/630