The Bridge and the Troll Underneath
Summer Bridge Programs and Degree Completion
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11366358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Douglas (0000-0002-6890-5901, City University of New York, corresponding author), Paul Attewell (0000-0003-4578-2416, The Graduate Center, CUNY) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 121 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-109 |
| Publication date | 2014-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0195-6744 • E-ISSN: 1549-6511 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/677959 |
| OpenAlex | W2158089582 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 10 |
College graduation rates in the United States are low in both real and relative terms. This has left all stakeholders looking for novel solutions while perhaps ignoring extant but underused programs. This article examines the effect of “summer bridge” programs, which have students enroll in coursework prior to beginning their first full academic year, on associate’s and bachelor’s degree completion. We make use of the Beyond Postsecondary (BPS) transcript data as well as data from one large university system. Our analysis utilizes propensity score matching to account for selection effects among students. We find that at community colleges and less selective 4-year colleges, students who attend bridge programs are 10 percentage points more likely to finish within 6 years. We discuss our findings in the context of how colleges might better use their existing initiatives to improve student outcomes, and in light of recent findings from a randomized controlled trial study
Academic achievement · Bachelor · Bridge (graph theory · Context (archaeology · Coursework · Extant taxon · Geography · Graduation (instrument · Matching (statistics · Mathematics education · Medical education · Political science · Propensity score matching · Statistics · Engineering · Higher Education Research Studies · Mathematics · Medical Education and Admissions · Medicine · Psychology · School Choice and Performance
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From Precollege to Career
Accumulating summer loss
Focus on Student Success
Divergent Pathways
Enriching Their Potential
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Supporting First-Generation, Low-Income, and Underrepresented Students' Transitions to College Through Comprehensive and Integrated Programs
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,44 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |