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.


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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