A students were more likely to complete college credentials than non-PLA students—this was true for adultstudents of all races, ethnicities, and income levels. The 24,512 adult students who earned PLA credits had acredential completion rate of 49% over the seven-and-a-half-year observation period, compared to 27% among adultstudents with no PLA credits. Credential completion was even higher (73%) for adult students with PLA credit frommethods other than ACE credit recommendations for military