Program offering academic and financial support helps City Colleges students earn more, study finds

Holistic Support Boosts Community College Outcomes

A long-term study finds that students in Chicago’s One Million Degrees program increase their likelihood of graduating, securing stable jobs and earning a livable wage. Community colleges are a primary gateway to higher education for first-generation and nontraditional students. But many face barriers to completion, ranging from navigating complex transfer pathways to experiencing basic needs insecurity, often while balancing work and caregiving…

Program offering academic and financial support helps City Colleges students earn more, study finds

Students who started getting help from the nonprofit One Million Degrees while in high school were more likely to earn an associate degree and, on average, earned $14,000 more than their counterparts, University of Chicago researchers found.

The long-term labor benefits of student supports

A new study sheds light on the long-term benefits of wraparound student supports on students' employment and earnings. The University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab examined how City Colleges of Chicago students who participated in services provided through the student success nonprofit One Million Degrees (OMD) were doing seven and eight years after using those