Randomized Control Trial (RCT)

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The Green Jobs and Health Care impact evaluation: Findings from the impact study of four training programs for unemployed and disadvantaged workers (Martinson et al 2016)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) Pathways to Prosperity program on education, earnings, and employment outcomes. The study was a…
Washington State’s Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program in three colleges: Implementation and early impact report (Report No. 2018-87) (Glosser et al 2018)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of the Washington State Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training (I-BEST) program on education outcomes. The study was a randomized controlled…
Pima Community College Pathways to Healthcare Program: Implementation and early impact report (Report No. 2017-10) (Gardiner et al 2017)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to assess the impact of the Pathways to Healthcare program on students’ education and employment outcomes. The study used a randomized controlled trial to compare outcomes…
Enhancing substance abuse treatment with case management: Its impact on employment (Siegal et al. 1996)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study aimed to examine the impact of a strengths-based case management intervention on veterans’ employment and earnings. Even though the treatment and control groups were randomly assigned, the…
Effectiveness of supported employment for veterans with spinal cord injuries: Results from a randomized multisite study (Ottomanelli et al. 2012)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study examined the impact of supported employment on the employment outcomes for veterans with spinal cord injuries. The authors used statistical comparisons in a non-experimental analysis to…
Effectiveness of supported employment for veterans with spinal cord injuries: Results from a randomized multisite study (Ottomanelli et al. 2012)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study aimed to examine the impact of supported employment on the employment outcomes of veterans with spinal cord injuries. The study included a randomized controlled trial and collected self-…
Veterans Health Administration transitional work experience vs. job placement in veterans with co-morbid substance use and non-psychotic psychiatric disorders (Penk et al. 2010)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence
The study ’s objective was to examine the impact of a transitional work experience (TWE) program, within the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA’s) Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program, on…
Doubling graduation rates in a new state: Two-year findings from the ASAP Ohio demonstration (Sommo et al. 2018)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of Ohio’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) on community college students’ persistence, credit accumulation, and degree completion rates…
Becoming college-ready: Early findings from a CUNY Start evaluation (Scrivener 2018)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective is to examine the impact of the CUNY Start program on community college students’ enrollment rates, college readiness, and credits attempted and earned. The study used a…
Four-year degree and employment findings from a randomized controlled trial of a one-year performance-based scholarship program in Ohio (Mayer, Patel, & Gutierrez 2016)
Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis
Causal Evidence Rating: High Causal Evidence
The study’s objective was to examine the impact of a performance-based scholarship program on community college students’ credit accumulation, degree/certificate completion, employment, and earnings…

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The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts.
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The study found at least one favorable impact in the outcome domain, and no unfavorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
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The study found some favorable and some unfavorable impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
None - low evidence

The study found no statistically significant impacts in the outcome domain. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.
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The study found at least one unfavorable impact in the outcome domain, and no favorable impacts. The study received a low causal evidence ratings so these findings should be interpreted with caution.