College Promise is a national non-partisan campaign that supports funding the first two years of higher education, starting with US community colleges. While state-level campaigns may be lacking in funding, they highlight growing concerns about unaffordable college costs and student debt. [1]
History
Higher education in the United States has been restrictive for most of US history, serving elites at first, and slowly growing more democratic from the 1800s to the early 2000s. Government action such as the Morrill Act, GI Bill and Civil Rights Act increased accessibility while growing student populations. In the 1960s, community colleges were low cost, and some larger universities were also low cost. For many reasons, college affordability has been a significant issue in US higher education, especially since 1970.[2][3]
In his 2015 State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama proposed making community college tuition free to many residents of the US. Despite its popularity, the plan did not materialize. [4]
College Promise is an initiative of Civic Nation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2015. [5] By 2017, 16 states had at least one statewide College Promise program. [6] By 2018, the College Promise movement grew to over 300 programs in 24 states. [7]
Leadership
The College Promise advisory board consists of 37 leaders representing interests from education, business, philanthropy, labor, nonprofits, government, and students. [8]
Funding
College Promise's donors include the Kresge Foundation, Carnegie Corporation of New York, J.P. Morgan, Great Lakes, Arconic Foundation, and the Joyce Foundation. [9]
Research about College Promise programs
How each College Promise program works affects its effectiveness. [10]
According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR), College Promise programs that only cover tuition costs may be insufficient for working-class people who may need help with housing, childcare, food and transportation costs.[11] Other researchers have reported similar limitations. [12]
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- ^ "Mision and Strategy". College Promise. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ "Donors". College Promise Campaign. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Billings, Meredith. "Understanding the design of college promise programs, and where to go from here". Brookings Institution. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Stewart, Pearl. "Policy Research: College Promise Programs Are Excluding Student Parents". Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Goldrick-Rab, Sara; Miller-Adams, Michelle. "Don't Dismiss the Value of Free-College Programs. They Do Help Low-Income Students". Chronicle of Higher Education. Retrieved 6 July 2019.