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Suggested citation:
Perna, L.W., & Leigh, E.W. Database of college promise programs. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania, Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy. Retrieved from http://ahead-penn.org/creating-knowledge/college-promise.
Acknowledgment:
We are grateful for the assistance of several individuals in the production of data in this database: Sabrina Aponte, Julia Brickfield, Stephanie Carroll, Aaron Soo Ping Chow, Glen Casey, Devon Hernandez, Jillian Johnston, Jessica Lim, Julia Manokhina, Destiny McLennan, Ashley Napier, Roman Ruiz, Dorothy Villarreal, and Jeremy Wright. We also appreciate feedback and verification of information from Denisa Gándara, Amy Li, and colleagues at WestEd.
Inclusion Criteria
Programs in the database have a goal of higher education attainment, have place-based eligibility criteria, and provide benefits to students. The seven categories of programs (derived from Perna & Leigh’s (2018) typology) include only programs that provide a financial award to students. The online database also includes programs that offer non-financial “promises,” such as guaranteed transfer, college savings accounts, and dual enrollment programs, but is not intended to include the complete population of these programs. We also do not include programs that are inactive or in development. While we include state-based merit and need-based financial aid programs used in the typology for reference in the online database, we do not include these programs in our interactive map.
State:
Alaska
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
Yes
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Alaska
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Alabama
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
Yes
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Alabama
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
Yes
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Alabama
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
State High School
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
State High School
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
Does not require
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
Yes
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
School District
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
Single High School
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
13
Sponsored by Single Agency:
No
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
N/A
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
School District
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
13
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
N/A
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
County High School
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
4
Sponsored by Single Agency:
No
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
N/A
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
County High School
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
4
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
Yes
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
0.5
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arkansas
Residency Requirement:
County
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
Does not require
Sponsored by Single Agency:
No
Program Offers Support Services:
No
State:
Arizona
Residency Requirement:
State
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
N/A
Type of Award:
Financial Award
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
Yes
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
Yes
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
Last Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
1
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
Yes
State:
Arizona
Residency Requirement:
N/A
K-12 School Attendance Requirement:
State High School
Type of Award:
College Savings Account
Financial Award is Limited to Students with Financial Need:
No
Financial Award is Limited to Students who Meet Academic Achievement Requirements:
No
Disbursement of Financial Aid:
First Dollar
Year Requirement for Full Aid:
Does not require
Sponsored by Single Agency:
Yes
Program Offers Support Services:
No
