Program Profile: Bottom Line

This is a college counseling program that promotes 4-year college enrollment and completion for low-income, first-generation students.

Evidence Rating: Promising | More than one study

Date:

This is a college counseling program that promotes 4-year college enrollment and completion for low-income, first-generation students. The program is rated Promising. Participants in each of two cohorts had a statistically significant greater likelihood of enrolling in a 4-year college or any college, compared with the control group. In one cohort, participants were also enrolled in more total semesters and more likely to be continuously enrolled in college, compared with control students.

A Promising rating implies that implementing the program may result in the intended outcome(s).

This program's rating is based on evidence that includes at least one high-quality randomized controlled trial.

Date Created: July 17, 2024
Program Snapshot

Age: 15 - 18

Gender: Male, Female

Race/Ethnicity: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Other

Geography: Urban

Setting (Delivery): School, Campus

Program Type: Academic Skills Enhancement, Mentoring

Current Program Status: Active

Researcher:
Andrew Barr
Texas A&M University

4228 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843
United States

Phone: 804.921.4821
Email

Researcher:
Ben Castleman
Associate Professor
University of Virginia

United States

Phone: 434.243.5419
Email