Does Free College “Work” for Adults? Enrollment Impacts of Michigan Reconnect
Published online on November 26, 2025
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 ...
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 ...