Postsecondary Education | MDRC

We evaluate strategies and interventions designed to help students from low-income backgrounds succeed in and complete college. We also help colleges and higher education government agencies use evidence to improve programs and practices.

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How Faculty Members Influence Credit Transfer at Four-Year Institutions

Building Knowledge to Improve Transfer Student Outcomes

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Brief

Strategies for Expanding Dual-Enrollment Pathways for High School Students

Lessons from the Accelerate ED Initiative

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Transfer-Ready Systems

An Assessment and Action-Planning Toolkit

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Report

Defining the Part-Time Student and Identifying Promising Practices

A Scan of Literature, Approaches, and Initiatives

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Building Better College Systems with Students at the Center

Project

Faculty Members’ Decision-Making in Evaluating Transfer Credits

Project

Exploring Academic and Learning Outcomes for Online Students in the SUNY Online Coaching Initiative

Project

Work Experience Education for Community College Students

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Brief

From Learning to Earning

Eight-Year Findings from the ASAP Ohio Demonstration

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Report

Expanding Access to Skills Training

Final Findings from the Career Impact Bonds Study

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Report

Supporting Online Learners

Insights from SUNY’s Campus Coaching Programs

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Brief

Charting Pathways

Three-Year Findings from the Viking ROADS Demonstration

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Report

Improving a Chatbot to Increase Financial Aid Applications

Findings from the Optimizing Texting Technology through Engagement Research with Students (OTTERS) Project

Project

UNCF Placement Project

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Supporting Postsecondary Education and Workforce Training in Rural Minority-Serving Institutions