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Federal Policy Efforts to Simplify College-Going: An Intervention in Community College Enrollment and Borrowing

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Over the past decade, the federal government has made substantial efforts to simplify the college-going process and help students to evaluate college choices. These low-cost strategies aimed at improving college access and success by helping students to make informed decisions about college warrant assessment. This study examines the impact of a recent effort aimed at simplifying information that colleges provide to students about college costs, loan options, and college outcomes. Results from a quasi-experimental analysis indicate that the “informational intervention†in this study had limited influence on community college students’ enrollment and borrowing decisions. I discuss the limitations of this particular intervention and the potential impact that other related policy efforts designed to help students at various points in the college-going process may have.

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  • Kelly Ochs Rosinger, 2017. "Federal Policy Efforts to Simplify College-Going: An Intervention in Community College Enrollment and Borrowing," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , vol. 671(1), pages 114-131, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:anname:v:671:y:2017:i:1:p:114-131
    DOI: 10.1177/0002716217698664
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