Closing the Gap by Turning Beliefs into Better Student Outcomes

CASE STUDY

About the Project

CCHS's Guidance team was proud of strong overall college access outcomes, but significant gaps in student populations created an opportunity to further improve.

FRPL-eligible students lagged peers in both applying Early to colleges and matriculating to 4-year institutions, which limited access to financial aid and to institutions with better track records of student success.

What We Provided

THE RESULTS

CCHS guidance not only closed gaps, but turned beliefs into improved student outcomes.

FRPL 4-year matriculation rate (up from 89.7% YoY)

+15 pt

increase in FRPL early application rate (72% to 87% in one year)

1.7 pt

FRPL vs. non-FRPL matriculation gap (closed from 7.5 pts)

external proof points

4 YEAR MATRICULATION RATE

↑gap: 6.1pt

↑gap: 7.5pt

↑gap: 1.7pt