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Study Name
Study of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs Ohio
Study Sharepoint ID
101045
Evaluation name
Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) Ohio Demonstration
Intervention (standard name)
Outcome domains examined
Strength of Evidence Tag
Design
Services
Populations targeted
Settings in which the intervention was studied
Subgroups
Subgroup data - Female
No
Subgroup data - Male
No
Subgroup data - White
No
Subgroup data - Black
No
Percent female
64.01
Percent Male
35.99
Percent No high school diploma or GED
0.72
Percent With a high school diploma or GED
99.28
Percent Parents
27.09
Percent Employed
59.50
Percent Unemployed
40.50
Percent Black or African American
34.81
Percent Hispanic or Latino of any race
9.63
Percent White not Hispanic
45.97
Percent More than one race
7.02
Percent another race
2.27
Percent First-generation
33.97
Mean age
23.10
Group formation formatted
Eligible students had low incomes such that they were eligible for Pell Grants, willing to attend college full-time, and seeking a degree that could be completed within three years. Students could be new to the college or be continuing students with up to 24 credits previously earned. Students were individually randomly assigned to a treatment group that could participate in ASAP or a control group that could not participate, but could access standard services and offerings from the college.
Study timing formatted
2015 to 2023
Study funding formatted
Funding consortium built by MDRC, consisting of the Ascendium Education Group (formerly the Great Lakes Guaranty Corporation), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the ECMC Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Haile U.S. Bank Foundation, KnowledgeWorks, the Kresge Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and the Lumina Foundation.
Sample Characteristics
On average, study sample members were about 23 years old at random assignment. A majority of participants were female (64 percent). About 46 percent of participants were White non-Hispanic and about 35 percent were Black. Nearly 60 percent were working at the time of enrollment, and about a third (34 percent) were the first in their family to attend college.
Implementing organization formatted
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lorain County Community College
Program history
ASAP was originally developed and implemented at the City University of New York (CUNY). The ASAP Ohio Demonstration was launched in 2015, concurrent with the evaluation.
Treatment condition formatted
The Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), originally designed by the City University of New York (CUNY), provides community college students with up to three years of financial, academic, and personal supports to address barriers to success. Three Ohio community colleges—Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lorain County Community College—implemented the ASAP Ohio model. Participants received enhanced advising, career development services, and tutoring; a tuition waiver; assistance with textbook costs; a monthly financial incentive; blocked courses with consolidated schedules; and a first-year student success seminar.
Comparison condition formatted
Members of the control group could not participate in ASAP Ohio, but could participate in all of their college’s usual offerings and services.
Mandatory services formatted
None
Timing of study formatted
Up to three years
Program funding formatted
Funding consortium built by MDRC, consisting of the Ascendium Education Group (formerly the Great Lakes Guaranty Corporation), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the ECMC Foundation, the Ford Foundation, the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, Haile U.S. Bank Foundation, KnowledgeWorks, the Kresge Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, and the Lumina Foundation.
Setting details formatted
The study took place at three Ohio Community Colleges: Cincinnati State Technical and Community College, Cuyahoga Community College, and Lorain County Community College.
Delivered by public or private entity?
Public
Earliest publication year
2016
Most recent publication year
2023
Check edits flag
No
Primary Service
Case management
Services Referred
Services Unclear
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Enrollment Period
January 2015 to January 2016
Intervention Duration
36.00
Subgroup data - Hispanic
No
State & Region