ERIC Number: EJ1253291
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jun
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3737
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What Happens When You Combine High School and College? The Impact of the Early College Model on Postsecondary Performance and Completion
Edmunds, Julie A.; Unlu, Fatih; Furey, Jane; Glennie, Elizabeth; Arshavsky, Nina
Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, v42 n2 p257-278 Jun 2020
Early colleges are a new model of schooling in which the high school and college experiences are merged, shortening the total amount of time a student spends in school. This study uses a lottery-based experimental design to examine the impact of the model on longer term outcomes, including attainment of a postsecondary credential and academic performance in 4-year institutions. Results show that a significantly higher proportion of early college students were attaining postsecondary credentials. The results also show that early college students were completing their degrees more rapidly but that their performance in 4-year institutions was still comparable with the control students. [For the corresponding grantee submission, see ED604350.]
Descriptors: High Schools, Higher Education, Acceleration (Education), Dual Enrollment, College Preparation, Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, High School Students, Disproportionate Representation, College School Cooperation, Educational Change, Graduation Rate, Grade Point Average, First Generation College Students, Low Income Students, Minority Group Students, Educationally Disadvantaged, Achievement Gap, Academic Degrees, Outcomes of Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Location: North Carolina
IES Funded: Yes
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