Evidence-Based Completion

Higher education can be a pathway to economic security, social mobility, and society-wide value – but only if students complete a degree or credential of value.

There are more than 40 million American adults with some college credits, who needed to pause their studies before completing their degree. Today’s students, including this “some college, no degree” population, deserve a strong and supported pathway to earn a valuable degree. Completed degrees benefit the students who earn them and, in turn, strengthen our families, communities, workforce, and society as a whole. 

We promote evidence-based pathways to degree completion for today’s students by identifying barriers to completion and degree attainment, examining innovative and effective approaches at the institutional, state, and federal levels to promote completion, and working with policymakers and practitioners to advance strategies and policies that support students over the degree finish line.  

Watch the video below to learn more about the importance of college completion.