Bridging the Gap: Summer Bridge Programs as an Effective Strategy for Improving Minority Student Academic Attainment in Community Colleges

This study explored the impact of a summer bridge program designed to support minority and low-income students in their transition from high school to higher education. We focused on the program's longitudinal effects on students' GPAs, units earned, math and English course completions, an...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in the community college 2020-04, Vol.27 (1), p.65-80
Main Authors: Dorman, Joshua, Havey, Nicholas, Fagioli, Loris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
College students
Community Colleges
Control Groups
Educational attainment
Higher education
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic students
Institutional Interventions
Low income groups
Secondary schools
Success
Summer Bridge
Underrepresented Minority
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Summary:This study explored the impact of a summer bridge program designed to support minority and low-income students in their transition from high school to higher education. We focused on the program's longitudinal effects on students' GPAs, units earned, math and English course completions, and persistence rates over a period of two years, across multiple program cohorts at a community college in California. Using propensity score analysis to control for selection bias, we found significant and robust positive outcomes for the program. These findings support efforts to implement Summer Bridge Programs as an institutional intervention to improve low-income and underrepresented minority students' academic outcomes in community colleges.
ISSN:1068-610X