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The Future Connect logic model 9  \nFigure 2. Students and alumni identified their coach and scholarship as the Future Connect program elements that are/were most important for helping them continue their studies at PCC. 14  \nFigure 3. Future Connect is/was particularly important for helping students and alumni accomplish their career goals and see themselves as college students. 16  \nFigure 4. According to survey respondents, the main way Future Connect can improve is to offer transfer students more scholarships at four-year universities. 21  \nFigure 5. Difficulty balancing work and school was most commonly selected as the major reason participants left college before earning a certificate or degree 23  \nTABLES  \nTable 1. Future Connect evaluation research questions and data sources 4  \nTable 2. Future Connect is having a positive impact on postsecondary outcomes. 11  \nTable 3. Future Connect is having a positive impact across racial/ethnic groups, but the magnitude varies. 13  \nTable 4. Future Connect students are developing social and emotional skills related to  \neducational success. 17  \nTable A1. Future Connect survey respondents’ current student status 26  \nTable A2 . Definitions of postsecondary outcomes 29  \nTable B1 . Descriptive characteristics and outcomes of students who exited an Oregon public highschool between 2010/11 and 2015/16 and directly entered PCC in the next academic year 31  \nTable B2. Percentage of survey respondents who selected “yes” to questions about food  \nand housing insecurity 32  \nTable B3 . Descriptive characteristics of Future Connect students and students in the  \nmatched comparison group 32  \nTable B4. Propensity score matching findings 33  \nTable B5. Findings from regression analysis (propensity score weighting with covariate adjustment) 33  \nEducation Northwest | Findings from the Future Connect Evaluation i  \nExecutive summary  \nFirst-generation college students and students from low-income families face financial, social, informational, and academic barriers to college completion because of the high cost of postsecondary education, the complexity of navigating college life, misalignment between high school and college academic expectations, and a general lack of guidance and information.  \nFuture Connect is a comprehensive scholarship and advising support program at Portland Community College (PCC) in Portland, Oregon, that seeks to change the  \nlives of first-generation and low-income students. Future Connect has served  \n1,631 students between fall 2011 (when it began) and fall 2016. The program  \nprovides students with a last-dollar scholarship and other financial resources; a college success coach, who provides ongoing, individualized support and advising;  \nfree college and career success courses taught by their coach; and other services to help students achieve their academic and career goals.  \nThis report is the first external evaluation of Future Connect. It examines the program’s impact on college performance, progression, persistence, transfer, and completion. Additionally, qualitative data were collected to understand the perspectives of coaches, participants, and alumni on the effectiveness of the program and to explore how Future Connect might be impacting students’ academic and nonacademi","cbCaieiUbsgoOFkA","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieiUbsgoOFkA","pdf",1874346,"English","# Executive summary\n# Introduction\n# Future Connect evaluation design\n# The Future Connect program and participants\n# Future Connect’s impact on academic outcomes\n# Perspectives on and potential mechanisms underlying Future Connect’s impact\n# Recommendations: Next steps for Future Connect\n# Conclusion\n# Appendix A: Data details\n## Qualitative data\n## Quantitative data\n# Appendix B: Detailed findings\n# References\n# Figures\n## Figure 1. The Future Connect logic model\n## Figure 2. Students and alumni identified their coach and scholarship as the Future Connect program elements that are/were most important for helping them continue their studies at PCC\n## Figure 3. Future Connect is/was particularly important for helping students and alumni accomplish their career goals and see themselves as college students\n## Figure 4. According to survey respondents, the main way Future Connect can improve is to offer transfer students more scholarships at four-year universities\n## Figure 5. Difficulty balancing work and school was most commonly selected as the major reason participants left college before earning a certificate or degree\n# Tables\n## Table 1. Future Connect evaluation research questions and data sources\n## Table 2. Future Connect is having a positive impact on postsecondary outcomes\n## Table 3. Future Connect is having a positive impact across racial/ethnic groups, but the magnitude varies\n## Table 4. Future Connect students are developing social and emotional skills related to educational success\n## Table A1. Future Connect survey respondents’ current student status\n## Table A2. Definitions of postsecondary outcomes\n## Table B1. Descriptive characteristics and outcomes of students who exited an Oregon public highschool between 2010/11 and 2015/16 and directly entered PCC in the next academic year\n## Table B2. Percentage of survey respondents who selected “yes” to questions about food and housing insecurity\n## Table B3. Descriptive characteristics of Future Connect students and students in the matched comparison group\n## Table B4. Propensity score matching findings\n## Table B5. Findings from regression analysis (propensity score weighting with covariate adjustment)","[{\"question\":\"What barriers do Future Connect students face that affect college success?\",\"answer\":\"The report highlights financial, social, informational, and academic barriers tied to high postsecondary costs, navigating college complexity, mismatched academic expectations, and limited guidance. It also reports high levels of low-income status and basic-needs insecurity among Future Connect students while at PCC.\"},{\"question\":\"What academic outcomes does Future Connect improve according to the evaluation?\",\"answer\":\"Findings indicate large positive impacts on first-year GPA and credits earned, persistence to the second year, and three-year completion and transfer rates. 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