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Does Free College “Work” for Adults? Enrollment Impacts of Michigan Reconnect

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Educational Researcher

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Abstract

Educational Researcher, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 244-254, May 2026.
Despite rapid growth in adult free-college (“reconnect”) programs, little is known about their impact on the enrollment of adults. We leverage the 2020 rollout of Michigan Reconnect to estimate causal impacts of a statewide adult free community college ...