Broadened Possibilities: Undocumented Community College Student Course Enrollment after the California DREAM Act
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Federick Ngo, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Project Citation:
Ngo, Federick. Broadened Possibilities: Undocumented Community College Student Course Enrollment after the California DREAM Act . Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-03-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E164621V1
Project Description
Summary:
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Some states have enacted inclusive policies that reduce constraints and uncertainty for undocumented students, potentially changing their academic decisions and postsecondary goals. We explore shifts in continuing undocumented community college students’ course-taking before and after the California DREAM Act, which provided access to state financial aid. We use difference-in-differences comparisons with permanent residents, refugees, and U.S. citizens who were unaffected by these policies to examine policy impacts. After its implementation, continuing students increased their enrollment intensity, primarily in degree-applicable and transferable courses, and decreased coursework in career/technical education. This suggests state financial aid may have broadened postsecondary possibilities and made transfer to a four-year institution a more viable option for undocumented students. At the same time, access to aid did not increase undocumented students’ credit loads to the level of their peers, underscoring the reality that other constraints continue to shape undocumented students’ participation in higher education.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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higher education policy;
undocumented;
community colleges
Geographic Coverage:
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California
Time Period(s):
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2011 – 2015
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