2026/01/13 by Jasmina Camo-Biogradlija, Stacey L. Brockman, Alyssa Ratledge +1 · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #Higher Education Research Studies #Innovations in Educational Methods #Education and Military Integration
paper · doi:10.1177/00420859251405235
openalex publication_date 2026/01/13 · openalex created_date 2026/01/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The Detroit Promise Path program combines a tuition guarantee with additional support services to help students stay in college. Using qualitative data, we explore the student experiences with the program, as well as barriers that students faced in completing college. We use geocoding software to calculate students’ drive times to their college. We find students benefit from proactive outreach messaging, success coaching, and financial incentives to participate in the program—yet they still face significant nonacademic barriers including transportation and non-tuition expenses that make it difficult for them to persist and earn their degree.