Single Stop USA’s Community College Initiative Shows Potentially Positive Findings for Progression and Academic Achievement

The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) recently reviewed the research on Single Stop USA’s Community College Initiative and its impacts on community college students. IES summarized the results in an intervention report released today. Single Stop supports community college students and their families by offering screening and application assistance to obtain public benefits. Single Stop also connects students and their families to wraparound services, such as tax preparation, child care, and immigration consultation through “one-stop shops” located within community colleges. Single Stop services are open to all students enrolled at the community colleges in which the program is located. Site coordinators meet with students at the local Single Stop office on campus. Students may also choose to use Single Stop software instead of visiting an on-campus office. Based on the research, the WWC found that Single Stop has potentially positive effects on progressing in college and potentially positive effects on academic achievement for community college students. Read the full report and learn more about the studies that contributed to this rating.