Wraparound services: Urban and rural college promise case studies

The chapter considers the importance of wraparound services for college students, and their use with College Promise programs in particular. Beginning with how the student debt crisis arose, the chapter explains various College Promise models and funding structures and how they link to and work with Pell grants. First‐dollar, last‐dollar, and middle‐ or last‐dollar‐plus programs are explained. The chapter then addresses what constitutes wraparound services, and why they are critical for students in College Promise programs or receiving Pell grant funding. The chapter then provides some specific examples from both rural (for example Kalamazoo) and urban (such as Baltimore) settings to highlight key elements of College Promise goals, structures, and outcomes.