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This quasi-experimental study evaluates the Universal College Student Transit Pass (U-Pass) at Rio Hondo College, established in partnership with LA Metro. 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Clay and Jessa L. Valentine  \nSeptember 2021  \nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY  \nFor many students, transportation presents a barrier to college completion. In 2020–21, the average commuter student could expect to spend nearly one-fifth of their total living expenses on transportation costs.1 Transportation programs have the potential to offer students some relief—and help them reach college graduation—yet more rigorous research on these programs’ benefits is needed.  \nThis brief provides results from a quasi-experimental study on the impact of transportation supports on short-and longer-term academic outcomes for community college students at Rio Hondo College. Established in 2016 as a partnership between the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Agency (LA Metro) and participating area colleges and universities, including Rio Hondo College, the Universal College Student Transit Pass (U-Pass) provides college students with deeply discounted transit fares.  \nFindings from this study suggest that transportation supports like U-Pass offer a promising strategy for increasing the likelihood that students will:  \n• remain enrolled one semester and one year later;  \n• complete a greater number of credits; and,  \n• earn a credential.  \nWhile more research on similar programs is needed, these findings suggest that free-and reduced-cost transit fares could play a critical role in helping students earn college credentials.  \nINTRODUCTION  \nTransportation is a barrier to college completion for many of today’s college students. Nationwide, more than four in five college students live off-campus, either with their parents or in off-campus housing.2 For these students, accessing transportation to get to and from campus can be prohibitively expensive. While public transportation is often more affordable than owning a car and paying for parking, students may still have difficulty affording transit fees, especially the upfront costs of monthly or semesterly transit passes. In 2020–21, the average commuter student could expect to spend nearly one-fifth of their total living expenses on transportation costs.3  \nTransportation is especially crucial for community college students, nearly all of whom commute. While 28% of community colleges nationwide offer on-campus housing, only 1% of community college students reside on campus.4 Community college students are also less likely to earn a college credential, making the need to reduce their barriers to college completion at community colleges especially urgent. Only two in five firsttime college students at public two-year colleges earn a postsecondary degree or credential of any kind within six years.5 The completion rate is even lower among Hispanic students (36% earn a credential within six years) and Black students (28%).6 The problem with low completion rates is not one of student motivation or aptitude, but rather a consequence of structural and financial barriers, coupled with limited supports for those students most likely to enroll at community colleges.7  \nReducing barriers to success at community colleges is also vital given the role they serve in higher education. Indeed, community colleges serve as the entry point to higher education for approximately two out of five college students.8 Public community colleges offer a lower-cost, open-access gateway to a four-year degree, while also giving students the opportunity to earn shorter-term credentials that have demonstrated value in the labor market.9 They also serve large pluralities of Hispanic and Black students, and students who are the first in their families to attend colleges. In Fall 2019, 53% of Hispanic undergraduates and 43% of Black undergraduates were enrolled at community colleges.10 Additionally, approximately one-third of community college students are first-generation college students.11 ","cbCaihX1EkZrJzYv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihX1EkZrJzYv","pdf",1571551,24,"English","# Executive Summary\n# Introduction\n# The Universal College Student Transit Pass at Rio Hondo College","[{\"question\":\"Why does transportation affect college completion for many students?\",\"answer\":\"Transportation costs and the upfront price of monthly or semesterly transit passes can be prohibitively expensive, making it harder for students to travel to and from campus and sustain enrollment.\"},{\"question\":\"What is the U-Pass program studied in this brief?\",\"answer\":\"The Universal College Student Transit Pass (U-Pass) is a partnership program that provides students with deeply discounted transit fares, implemented at Rio Hondo College beginning in 2016.\"},{\"question\":\"What academic outcomes does the study find are linked to transportation supports?\",\"answer\":\"Transportation supports like the U-Pass are associated with higher likelihoods of remaining enrolled over time, completing more credits, and earning a credential.\"}]","Impact of Transportation Supports on Students’ Academic Outcomes: A Quasi-Experimental Study of the U-Pass at Rio Hondo College | PDF",1792052395]