Tag: College Promise

Students

College Promise Programs Launch Innovative Solutions to Achieve Economic Mobility

As the nation turns toward recovery, College Promise—a non-profit aimed at eliminating college cost barriers—is implementing new models and training to promote economic mobility and post-college career success. Several of these programs were featured in the College Promise hosted webinar “Financial Sustainability for College Promise Programs: Navigating Through and Beyond COVID-19” that took place on Thursday.

July 29, 2021

Students

College Promise, ETS Create Models for Targeted Student Support

Through a partnership with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in 2019, College Promise has worked to adjust the “one-size fits all” model to target more specific student populations.

June 9, 2021

News Roundup

College Promise, ETS Report Identifies the Needs of Five Student Populations

The College Promise and Educational Testing Service (ETS) have published the results of a multi-year study intended to identify and understand the “supports and services” essential to student success in five different student populations:  traditional students (high school to college – predominantly first generation); new and returning adult students; DREAMers; student veterans; and justice-impacted students. “This report […]

September 4, 2020

Women

Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents

Twenty percent of college students in the United States are raising children, yet the much-touted “free college” initiatives, also known as Promise programs, often “unintentionally exclude” these students when offering financial support, according to a briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR).

June 27, 2019

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Promise Programs Boost College Access, But More Support Needed for Graduation

As Congress takes up myriad issues relevant to upcoming reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, it’s an ideal time to examine how Promise scholarship programs can inform the discussion, according to those who study and implement such programs.

April 27, 2019

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Lake Tahoe Community College Offers Nation’s First Bi-State Promise Program

Nevada Tahoe Basin residents now have the chance to attend Lake Tahoe Community College (LTCC) in California tuition-free for the first year due to two donations that expanded the Lake Tahoe College Promise program.

October 31, 2018