New Study: Chicago-Based Program Drove Significant Gains in Graduation Rates and Career Outcomes for Community College Students

One Million Degrees (OMD) — the Chicago-based nonprofit that pioneered a comprehensive approach to boosting completion rates for community college students — and City Colleges of Chicago today announced new long-term results of an ongoing randomized controlled trial conducted by the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab (IEL).  The latest findings show that the comprehensive student support model significantly improved degree completion and, seven years after enrollment, increased annual earnings by more than $14,000 on average for students who applied to the program while in high school.