The Partnership For College Completion
Using research and data to build awareness about factors affecting racial and socioeconomic disparities in college access and completion, through reports, policy briefs, one-pagers, and more to offer actionable policy and practice recommendations.
College enrollment and completion in the Chicago area are being limited by access and cost issues tied to race, family wealth and income, and the availability of financial...
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Developmental education was intended to be a pathway to college-level coursework. Waiting even one more year means another 60,000 students will be enrolled in developmental education, most of...
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Illinois has responded to changing student demographics and trends, in part, by formalizing a robust transfer system in state policy. As a result, Illinois is now the leader...
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There is real opportunity in Illinois for policy leaders committed to improving postsecondary success, to champion targeted strategies and innovative models that increase college access and completion, particularly...
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The report is a meta-analysis that draws from public data and published studies to highlight trends that have broad implications in Illinois, where nearly half of high school...
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