Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Community of Practice on Effective Strategies for Stop-Out Students

REL Southwest conducted an evidence review to identify interventions at the postsecondary level that are effective for keeping college students enrolled, preventing stopout or dropout, and re-enrolling students following a stopout. The review found evidence for the following types of interventions:

• Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)
• First-year experience courses (Moderate Evidence, ESSA Tier 2)
• Summer bridge programs (Promising Evidence, ESSA Tier 3)
• Summer college counseling (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)
• College coaching (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)
• Performance-based monetary incentives (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)
• Intensive developmental instruction (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)
• College re-enrollment campaigns (Strong Evidence, ESSA Tier 1)