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The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on College Choice: An Analysis of Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center Graduates
Upjohn Institute Policy Papers
  • Michelle Miller-Adams, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
  • Bridget F. Timmeney, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Upjohn Author ORCID Identifier

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6869-9063

Publication Date
2-1-2013
Series
Policy Paper No. 2013-014
DOI
10.17848/pol2013-014
Abstract

The Kalamazoo Promise has led to a pronounced shift in the college-going patterns of Kalamazoo Public Schools (KPS) students who attend the Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center (KAMSC). Following the introduction of the Kalamazoo Promise in 2005, the percentage of KPS KAMSC students attending public, in-state institutions of higher education has almost doubled—a shift that reflects the program rules of the Promise, which covers tuition and fees only at public postsecondary institutions in Michigan. The percentage of non-KPS KAMSC students attending an in-state, public institution also rose in the post-2006 period but only very slightly, suggesting that the Promise has shifted college choices among the eligible student population.

Issue Date
February 2013
Note
Project #34046
Citation Information
Miller-Adams, Michelle and Bridget F. Timmeney. 2013. "The Impact of the Kalamazoo Promise on College Choice: An Analysis of Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center Graduates." Policy Paper No. 2013-014. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.