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CONTENTS<br />

Acknowledgements ..........................................................................5<br />

Preface ..........................................................................................7<br />

Executive Summary ..........................................................................9<br />

Introduction ..................................................................................11<br />

Characteristics of <strong>Early</strong> <strong>Commitment</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>Programs</strong> .............12<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Commitment</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> and Related <strong>Programs</strong> ....................15<br />

What We Have Learned from These <strong>Programs</strong> ..................................24<br />

Guidelines for State Leaders and Others Considering New<br />

<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Commitment</strong> <strong>Financial</strong> <strong>Aid</strong> <strong>Programs</strong> .......................................30<br />

Concluding Observations ...............................................................35<br />

Endnotes ......................................................................................37<br />

Appendices<br />

A. Program Pledges or Requirements ........................................39<br />

B. Selected Program Profiles from the <strong>Pathways</strong> <strong>to</strong><br />

<strong>College</strong> Network ...............................................................43<br />

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