Randomized Controlled Trial of the Expansion of ASAP in Two West Virginia Community Colleges

Economic Mobility Corporation (Mobility) is conducting a randomized controlled trial evaluation of the expansion of Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) in two West Virginia community colleges, Blue Ridge Community and Technical College and West Virginia University at Parkersburg. ASAP provides comprehensive academic, personal, and financial supports to low-income students. Prior studies have found that ASAP produces large impacts on degree completion. The WV adaptation of the program, ASCEND, will focus on students in occupational programs that are aligned with higher-wage jobs in the local economy. The study’s primary outcome is degree or credential completion three years after random assignment, measured with data from the participating colleges and the National Student Clearinghouse. The study will also measure initial workforce earnings during the three years and assess the program’s cost effectiveness.

经济流动性公司（Mobility）正在对西弗吉尼亚州两所社区学院——蓝脊社区与技术学院及帕克堡西弗吉尼亚大学进行加速副学士学位项目（ASAP）扩展的随机对照试验评估。ASAP项目为低收入学生提供全面的学习、个人和财务支持。前期研究显示，ASAP对学位完成度具有显著影响。该项目的西弗吉尼亚州版——ASCEND，将专注于与当地高薪职位相匹配的职业课程学生。研究的主要成果是在随机分配三年后，通过参与学院和国家学生信息中心的数据衡量学位或证书的完成情况。研究还将测量三年内的初始工作收入，并评估该项目的成本效益。