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Theresa AndersonLauren Eyster

Robert I. Lerman

The Urban Institute

Maureen ConwayMarcela Montes

The Aspen Institute

Carol Clymer

Penn State University

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Across 30 colleges (3 excluded):

The distribution:

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TOTAL Average per College Median per College

$9,115,032 $303,834 $277,577

Personnel Consultants CoursesSupport Services

Tuition/ Scholar-

shipsAdvertising Other

72.4% 0.1% 23.3% 0.4% 1.6% 0.7% 0.6%

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Note: The average cost per student was misreported in the original webinar. The number presented here is correct.

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Much of the first year was devoted to start-up activities

AO seems to be serving the target population, but many students have secondary school credentials

The change in Pell rules affected recruitment strategies

Pathways were primarily concentrated in manufacturing and healthcare

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Many students in AO expressed satisfaction with

the program and tried to recruit others to join

Some colleges IL and NC used bridge programs

for AO-eligible students in the 6th to 8th grade

adult education levels

Team teaching approaches ranged from a high level of integration to the adult education instructor acting as a teacher’s aide

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Team teaching presented a financing challenge to

states and colleges

Many support services were provided, but

differentiation for AO was moderate

Almost all colleges had connections with

workforce agencies, but information about

employer engagement was mixed

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Personnel was the most expensive aspect of AO

programs

The cost per student is approximately $4,546, and

the cost per credit is likely somewhere between

$226 and $565

The cost data are still being developed and will

improve throughout the evaluation

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Note: The average cost per student was misreported in the original webinar. The number presented here is correct.

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What were student outcomes? How many completed pathways, obtained credentials, became employed in their area of training, and experienced wage increases?

How did AO impact the student outcomes relative to what they would have achieved otherwise?

Did cultural change occurred as a result of AO, on either the state or college level? Did AO result in policy changes?

Did AO achieve scale? Which aspects of AO were seen as most sustainable?

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Theresa AndersonAO Project ManagerThe Urban Institute

tanderson@urban.org(202) 261-5847

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Excluded: 0100%: 30%: 1

Excluded: 3100%: 10%: 2

Excluded: 4100%: 00%: 0

Excluded: 7100%: 00%: 7

Excluded: 14100%: 40%: 10

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82% of colleges used Complementary-Supportive Teaching

70% of colleges used Monitoring Teacher

55% used Traditional Team Teaching

4 colleges reported that there was no team teaching in Year 1, all in NC

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