Stay the Course

An evidence-backed solution to a national problem

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Stay the Course

More than 60% of community college students fail to graduate within 6 years. Catholic Charities Fort Worth partnered with the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) at the University of Notre Dame to create Stay the Course (STC), a research project to evaluate how we can effectively help students persist in school and ultimately graduate, equipping them with credentials that increase earning power.


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Free education isn’t enough

Previous research indicates FOUR BARRIERS to the completion of college

College Costs

Academic Under-Preparation

Personal Nonacademic Obstacles

Social and Institutional Obstacles

While research and services exist to address college costs and academic under-preparation, much less attention has been given to personal nonacademic obstacles and social and institutional obstacles. That’s where we come in.

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