Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Interim Impact Evaluation Report

Greater Memphis Alliance for a Competitive Workforce TAACCCT Round 4 Grant: Interim Impact Evaluation Report
Authors:  Ashweeta Patnaik and Heath Prince
Date:  March 2017
Publication Type:  Report, 53pp.

The impact evaluation conducted by the Ray Marshall Center includes three components: a descriptive analysis, an outcomes analysis, and an impact analysis. Research questions guiding the impact evaluation include:

• Do participants persist in the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of persistence and credit hours completed?
• Do participants complete the program at higher rates than similar non-participants, measured in terms of certificates and degrees attained?
• How do participants’ employment rates compare to the employment rates of similar non-participants, measured at program completion and up to four quarters post-completion?
• How do participants’ quarterly earnings compare to similar non-participants’ earnings post-program completion, measured at program completion up to four quarters post completion?