@EdWorkingPaper{ai23-746,
title = "Experimental Estimates of College Coaching on Postsecondary Re-enrollment",
author = "Lesley J. Turner, Oded Gurantz",
institution = "Annenberg Institute at Brown University",
number = "746",
year = "2023",
month = "March",
URL = "http://www.edworkingpapers.com/ai23-746",
abstract = {College attendance has increased significantly over the last few decades, but dropout rates remain high, with fewer than half of all adults ultimately obtaining a postsecondary credential. This project investigates whether one-on-one college coaching improves college attendance and completion outcomes for former low- and middle-income income state aid recipients who attended college but left prior to earning a degree. We conducted a randomized control trial with approximately 8,000 former students in their early- to mid-20s. Half of participants assigned to the treatment group were offered the opportunity to receive coaching services from InsideTrack, with all communication done remotely via phone or video. Intent-to-treat analyses based on assignment to coaching shows no impacts on college enrollment and we can rule out effects larger than a two-percentage point (5%) increase in subsequent Fall enrollment.},
}