Our Results
In 2019, preliminary longitudinal findings from the Texas Education Research Center show:
Ascender students are more likely to graduate with workforce certificates, Associate's degrees and to successfully complete Bachelor's degrees than their statewide peers.
They also pay a third less for their qualifications than the statewide average.
2012-2013: From the very beginning, CTN's Ascender program showed dramatic results:
- In the fall, 86% of our students passed the DevEd integrated reading and writing course (INRW) with a “C” or better
- The persistence rate from the fall INRW to spring ENG 1301 (credit-bearing course) was 85%
- In the spring, 91% of our students passed ENG1301 with a “C” or better.
- Compared to a non-intervention group, we increased success rates by over 50%.
2012-2015: Ascender INRW Outcomes vs. Statewide Averages
| College | State avg- reading | State avg-writing | Palo Alto College | South Texas College | El Paso CC |
Lee College |
Austin CC |
| 2012 | 65% | 59% | 96% | 80.40% | 92% | ||
| 2013 | 68% | 62% | 87% | 83.90% | 79% | 87.50% | |
| 2014 | 72% | 63% | 91% | 89.00% | 91% | 92.90% | |
| 2015 | 84.60% | 88.10% | 85% | 100% | 71.40% |
