scholarly journals Can Re-Enrollment Campaigns Help Dropouts Return to College? Evidence from Florida Community Colleges

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Ortagus ◽  
Melvin Tanner ◽  
Isaac McFarlin
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
Florida Community Colleges ◽  
Return To College

scholarly journals Can Re-Enrollment Campaigns Help Dropouts Return to College? Evidence From Florida Community Colleges

2020 ◽  
pp. 016237372097917
Author(s):  
Justin C. Ortagus ◽  
Melvin Tanner ◽  
Isaac McFarlin
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Community Colleges ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Return To College ◽  
Enrollment Process

In this study, we develop and implement a text messaging re-enrollment campaign to encourage former community college students to return to college. Former students are randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups that either receives information to simplify the re-enrollment process or receives both information and a one-course tuition waiver. We find that providing information and a one-course tuition waiver to former students increases their likelihood of re-enrollment by 1.5 percentage points (21.1%), enrolling in multiple courses by 0.9 percentage points (16.4%), full-time enrollment by 0.5 percentage points (21.7%), and persistence by 0.6 percentage points (23.1%). This study highlights the importance of targeted interventions that address informational and financial barriers facing former students.

Community Colleges: Vital Partners on the Road to Diversity

ASHA Leader ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly S. Chabon ◽  
Ruth E. Cain
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges ◽  
The Road ◽  
On The Road

The Hidden Costs of Community Colleges

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Schneider ◽  
Lu (Michelle) Yin
Keyword(s):  
Community Colleges
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