This report examines whether participation in general dual credit coursework improves long-term postsecondary outcomes for underserved student populations in the Dallas region. The study tracks 20,858 students who graduated from 22 Dallas-area independent school districts in 2011 and follows their educational outcomes for up to ten years after high school graduation.

In this report, the Research Institute at Dallas College uses two data sources to examine how postsecondary education shapes student wage outcomes. First, we analyze outcomes at Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) using a national cross-section of public data from the Equitable Value Explorer (EVE).

Longstanding research on dual credit substantiates that participation yields immediate benefits, such as high school achievement and college preparedness, and longer-term benefits, such as an increased likelihood of enrolling in college and completing a degree. However, research does not extensively examine the relationship between dual credit participation and more distal outcomes such as earnings and living wage attainment.

These reports show the poverty, diversity, income, age, occupations, employers, and educational programs in the areas surrounding each of the seven Dallas College campuses.

This brief examines how former students perceive the value of the student loan debt they incurred while attending Dallas College, with particular attention to differences between credential completers and non-completers. Using survey responses from more than 200 alumni who enrolled between 2009-10 and 2019-20 and borrowed to attend the College, the analysis explores the relationship between completion status, debt levels, income, and perceptions of whether student debt, and the Dallas College ed

This report was created in partnership with Child Poverty Action Lab to explore how students are affected by eviction and propose how they can be helped.

Conducted in partnership with Emsi Burning Glass, this study explores associate degree students who earned or continued their education at Dallas College in year 2019-2020. Student investments, costs, benefits, and ROI are analyzed and evaluated to determine the value of an associate degree.