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Pell Access and Completion Series | Part IV: Working with Pell Grant Completion Data
The final brief in a four-part series on the Pell Grant, Pell Part IV provides an overview of the reporting process for the whole series. It reviews the use of College Scorecard and IPEDS OM, followed by a review of missing data, and concludes with a comparison of completion rates using both data sources.
Highlighting Effective Practices in Using State Data Systems to Reach Postsecondary Attainment Goals
What do Texas, Massachusetts, and California have in common? Across the country, 46 states have set statewide attainment goals for the share of their population that has a college education.
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Average student debt at graduation in 2020 ranged from $18,350 in Utah to $39,950 in New Hampshire, and new graduates’ likelihood of having debt varied from 39 percent in Utah to 73 percent in South Dakota. In nineteen states, average debt was more than $30,000, and it was over $35,000 in six states. (Student Debt and the Class of 2020)
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Reports Find Common Recruiting Practice Perpetuate Bias, But Crucial for College Access of Underrepresented Students
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Reports Find Common Recruiting Practice Perpetuate Bias, But Crucial for College Access of Underrepresented Students
Series of Reports Find Common Recruiting Practice Perpetuate Bias, But Crucial for College Access of Underrepresented Students
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Series of Reports Find Common Recruiting Practice Perpetuate Bias, But Crucial for College Access of Underrepresented Students
The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) partnered with University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Associate Professor Ozan Jaquette, University of Arizona Assistant Professor…
