Examining the Effectiveness of the College Bound Program

Early Findings

Vi-Nhuan Le, Louis T. Mariano, Susannah Faxon-Mills

Published Feb 27, 2013

Download PDF
Additional Downloads

Includes Summary Only

There has been growing interest in out-of-school time programs as a means of increasing traditionally underrepresented youths' awareness of, access to, and graduation from college. This study examines the impact of one such intervention, the College Bound (CB) program, on students' behavioral, achievement, and postsecondary outcomes that should be of interest to practitioners, researchers and funders hoping to increase the rate at which low income students prepare, enroll and persist in postsecondary education.

The study has two goals: (1) to examine the relationship between students' participation in the program and their achievement and behavioral outcomes; and (2) to provide feedback on ways to improve the program as it develops. Using standardized test scores, course grades, and St. Louis, this report presents outcomes for seven cohorts of CB participants.

Topics

Document Details

  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2013
  • Pages: 61
  • Document Number: WR-971-COBND

Citation

RAND Style Manual
Le, Vi-Nhuan, Louis T. Mariano, and Susannah Faxon-Mills, Examining the Effectiveness of the College Bound Program: Early Findings, RAND Corporation, WR-971-COBND, 2013. As of September 12, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR971.html
Chicago Manual of Style
Le, Vi-Nhuan, Louis T. Mariano, and Susannah Faxon-Mills, Examining the Effectiveness of the College Bound Program: Early Findings. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2013. https://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR971.html.
BibTeX RIS

The research described in this report was prepared for TG and the College Bound Program and conducted by RAND Education.

This publication is part of the RAND working paper series. RAND working papers are intended to share researchers' latest findings and to solicit informal peer review. They have been approved for circulation by RAND but may not have been formally edited or peer reviewed.

This document and trademark(s) contained herein are protected by law. This representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of this publication online is prohibited; linking directly to this product page is encouraged. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of its research documents for commercial purposes. For information on reprint and reuse permissions, please visit www.rand.org/pubs/permissions.

RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND's publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of its research clients and sponsors.