Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio (ASAP Ohio) provided community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success. Modeled on the ASAP program at the City University of New York (ASAP CUNY), academic supports included enhanced advising, career development services, and tutoring. Financial supports included a tuition waiver, assistance with textbook costs, and a monthly financial incentive. Personal supports included a first-year student success seminar that included strategies for goal setting, study skills, and career and academic planning.
Academic and financial supports were provided throughout the three-year program. Students were required to enroll full time and encouraged to enroll immediately in remedial coursework, as needed, and to take summer courses. Students were required to graduate within three years or enrollment and to enroll in a consolidated schedule, blocked courses, or both.
Eligible participants had to be eligible for a Pell Grant, seeking a degree, and enroll full-time in a three-year program. The study was conducted at three community colleges in Ohio.
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio (ASAP Ohio) provided community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success.