Researchers from the Heldrich Center for Workforce Development analyzed the impact of financial aid on student success.
A new report, Building a Comparison Group for Tuition Aid Grant Recipients Using the New Jersey Statewide Data System, examines the effect of the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program on college graduation. Results from the analysis showed that the New Jersey Tuition Aid Grant program positively affects graduation outcomes among first-time, full-time matriculated students, and include comparisons of graduation rates based on demographic characteristics and participation in developmental coursework.
The report was written by Heldrich Center staff Khudodod Khudododov, Ph.D., Research Project Manager, and Ahmad Salman Zafar, former Research Assistant.
About NJSDS
The New Jersey Statewide Data System (NJSDS), formerly the New Jersey Education to Earnings Data System (NJEEDS), is the State of New Jersey’s centralized longitudinal data system for public administrative data. Through coordination with partnering state agencies, NJSDS is a large statewide interagency and intergovernmental platform where data from participating agencies are securely stored to expand access and analysis to improve governance efforts, policymaking, and performance of public initiatives.
NJSDS aims to help the public and stakeholders make data-informed decisions to improve public policies and practices for New Jersey residents. This includes facilitating longitudinal and linked-data research, providing statistical data, and publishing reports on the NJSDS website. NJSDS is a collaboration between four New Jersey state agencies, each sharing individual-level data. The system is owned by the State of New Jersey and operated by the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.