RPD CONSULTING
Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment: Sharing the Findings
FFG partnered with RDP to create a visual brand for a series of reports, briefs and supporting resources. Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion (DE4EC) is a multi-year collaborative initiative among the College Futures Foundation and Tipping Point Community, carried out with research support from RDP Consulting. DE4EC helps California community colleges and their high school partners build dual enrollment programs centered on strengthening equitable access and completion outcomes for students underrepresented in higher education, particularly African American/Black, Latina/o/x, and students experiencing economic disadvantage.
Dual Enrollment
SERVICES
Report Design
Infographic Design
Video Production
DE4EC supports 10 community colleges and their high school partners: Berkeley City College, Compton College, Contra Costa College, Cuyamaca College, East Los Angeles College, Fresno City College, Gavilan College, Hartnell College, Madera Community College, and Skyline College. Each of these collaborations represents different levels of capacity and stages of dual enrollment program implementation.
For this funder supported endeavor, RDP Consulting, the initiative’s learning and evaluation partner, employed quantitative and qualitative research methods to explore and address the following overarching research question:
How did the partnerships ensure that historically underrepresented and excluded students were engaged, participated, and successful in dual enrollment... and beyond?
Video Production
We produced a series of videos across multiple sites in California. Each one explores a different facet of the work, from access strategies to program design. Rather than presenting a model, the series gives space to local voices—students, educators, and researchers—who are shaping what dual enrollment looks like in real time.
THE VIDEO SERIES INCLUDES:
Access — how districts are expanding opportunity for students who have historically been left out of college-level work
Program Design — how partners are coordinating systems and aligning support
Student Voice — first-hand reflections from students navigating college courses during high school
Equity in Action — a closer look at implementation across regions
Researchers Reflect — insights from the team studying the initiative
VISION AND GOALS
ACCESS
STUDENT VOICE
RESEARCHERS REFLECT
PROGRAM DESIGN
EQUITY IN ACTION
Reports
Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment:
Initial Findings from the Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Initiative
MARCH 2023
Ready, Set, Launch:
Baseline Academic Outcomes for Students Participating in Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Partnerships Compared to Their Peers, 2015–2020
JANUARY 2024
Full List of Resources
RESEARCH SERIES
Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment Research Series – Y1 Overview
View (PDF)Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment Research Series – Y2 Overview
View (PDF)
EXPLORE ALL PROJECT BRIEFS
Brief 1: Strategies for Equitable Dual Enrollment Participation View (PDF)
Brief 2: Characteristics of Successful Dual Enrollment Partnerships View (PDF)
Brief 3: Insights on Dual Enrollment Students' Experiences View (PDF)
Brief 4: Recommendations for Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment View (PDF)
Brief 5: Student Insights on How Dual Enrollment Helped Them Succeed in College View (PDF)
Brief 6: Activating Dual Enrollment Partnerships for Equitable Student Opportunities View (PDF)
Brief 7: Ready, Set, Launch Baseline High School Outcomes for DE4EC Participants View (PDF)
Brief 8: Ready, Set, Launch – Baseline College Enrollment and Outcomes for DE4EC Participants View (PDF)
Brief 9: Ready, Set, Launch Baseline Outcomes for Historically Underrepresented View (PDF)
Additional Resources
Overview: (English) Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion, October 2022 View (PDF)
Overview: (Spanish) Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion, October 2022 View (PDF)
Executive Summary: Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment, Initial Findings from the Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Initiative, March 2023 View (PDF)
Executive Summary: Ready, Set, Launch, Baseline Academic Outcomes for Students Participating in Dual Enrollment for Equitable Completion Partnerships Compared to Their Peers, 2015–2020, October 2023 View (PDF)
SSSC Presentation: Advancing Equitable Dual Enrollment Access, Entry, and Completion for Underrepresented Students: Students and Partners Speak, October 2023 View (PDF)
Theory of Change View (PDF)
Team Credits
GRAPHIC DESIGNER(S) AND ART
Camille Contreras
PROJECT COORDINATOR(S)
Lindsay Anglin
PRINCIPAL
Roy Robles