ERIC Number: EJ1452418
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Dec
Pages: 36
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0002-8312
EISSN: EISSN-1935-1011
Accelerated Postsecondary Pathways: The Longer-Term Impact of the Early College High School Model on Postsecondary Degree Attainment
American Educational Research Journal, v61 n6 p1272-1307 2024
Utilizing a lottery-based natural experiment, this study assessed the longer-term impact of early colleges on postsecondary degree attainment. It found that early colleges significantly increased the overall degree completion and associate degree completion rates within 10 years of expected high school graduation. While the impact on bachelor's degree or advanced degree attainment was no longer significant 10 years after high school, results from earlier years suggest that early college students attained these degrees at a higher rate and faster pace than control students. This study also found that the early college impact on bachelor's degree attainment was significantly stronger for underrepresented minorities and that the impact on associate degree attainment was significantly stronger for students with higher prior achievement.
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment, Academic Degrees, High School Graduates, College Graduates, Minority Group Students, Dual Enrollment, Student Characteristics, Gender Differences, Low Income Students, Rural Urban Differences, Racial Differences, Ethnicity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers - Location: North Carolina; Ohio; South Carolina; Texas; Utah
IES Funded: Yes