Leveraging Technology and Engaging Students
The Los Angeles College Promise
The Los Angeles College Promise
Center for Education Policy Research | July 2025
Elise Swanson, Deborah Harrington & Joanna Zimring Towne
Los Angeles College Promise (LACP) is a comprehensive support system for first-time-in-college students. This brief provides an overview of the program, including eligibility requirements, services provided by and student participation in LACP, and descriptive evidence on student outcomes compared to similar, non-participating students.
How Remote is Success? The Impact of Course Modality on Community College Student Success
How Remote is Success? The Impact of Course Modality on Community College Student Success
Center for Education and Policy Research | April 2025
Rachel Worsham & Elise Swanson
This brief addresses the impact of attempting credits in distance education modalities on student academic outcomes and how these effects vary by the number of credits attempted and across student populations in Los Angeles Community College District.
Navigating the Path to Success or Drifting Off Course? Analyzing the Impacts of Online Course Formats in LACCD
Navigating the Path to Success or Drifting Off Course? Analyzing the Impacts of Online Course Formats in LACCD
Center for Education Policy Research | April 2025
Rachel Worsham, Soumya Mishra & Elise Swanson
This brief explores students’ academic habits and faculty instructional practices across course modalities and what course attributes faculty identify as shaping student performance in online courses.
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