Abstract Despite overall increases in college-going, college enrollment rates remain inequitable. Many programs attempt to address these persistent racial/ethnic and social class disparities in college attendance by intervening in the high school curriculum. Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) is among the longest standing and prevalent of these college access programs. In this paper, we present findings from a multi-year evaluation and cost analysis of the AVID/TOPS program – an enhanced AVID model – in place in Madison Metropolitan School District (Wisconsin). Taken together, the evaluation’s findings characterize AVID/TOPS as a promising program model that is associated with an increased likelihood for college readiness and matriculation, particularly for student groups underrepresented in higher education. We also report on the resources and costs required to implement the program, and show that the program’s benefits appear to exceed its costs.

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从（学术）中部到顶部：对AVID / TOPS大学访问计划的评估

摘要尽管上大学的总体人数有所增加，但大学入学率仍然不平等。许多计划试图通过干预高中课程来解决这些持续存在的种族/族裔和社会阶层差异。在这些大学入学计划中，通过个人决定（AVID）取得的进步是历史最长，地位最高的。在本文中，我们介绍了在麦迪逊都会学区（威斯康星州）实施的AVID / TOPS计划（一种增强的AVID模型）的多年评估和成本分析得出的结果。综上所述，评估的发现将AVID / TOPS描述为一个有前途的计划模型，与大学入学和入学的可能性增加有关，尤其是对于那些高等教育程度较低的学生群体而言。