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Liu, Vivian Yuen Ting; Minaya, Veronica; Xu, Di – Community College Research Center, Teachers College, Columbia University, 2022
Dual enrollment (DE) is one of the fastest growing programs that support the high school-to-college transition. Yet, there is limited empirical evidence about its impact on either students' college application choices or admission outcomes. Using a fuzzy regression discontinuity approach and data from two cohorts of ninth-grade students in one…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, College Applicants, College Admission, College Attendance
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
Where students go to college, not just whether they go, may be important to their educational and career success. Yet half of high school students from disadvantaged families "undermatch"--they do not enroll in college at all or not at the most selective college they could. The U.S. Department of Education tested a set of promising,…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, College Choice, Program Effectiveness, Selective Admission
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Martinez, Alina; Linkow, Tamara; Miller, Hannah; Parsad, Amanda – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2018
The U.S. Department of Education tested a set of promising, low-cost advising strategies, called "Find the Fit," designed to help low-income and "first generation" students enrolled in the Department's Upward Bound program choose more selective colleges and stay in until they complete a degree. About 200 Upward Bound projects…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, First Generation College Students, College Choice, Academic Persistence
Neal, Micki; Stelling, Laura; Looby, Karen – Online Submission, 2014
Since 2003, Austin Independent School District's (AISD) postsecondary enrollment has increased incrementally. Over the years, the percentages of students enrolling in 2-year institutions appear to account for the overall increase in postsecondary enrollment. After the upward tick in postsecondary enrollment for the Class of 2011, enrollment…
Descriptors: School Districts, Enrollment Trends, College Attendance, Trend Analysis