ERIC Number: ED608925
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Nov
Pages: 15
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
College Enrollment and Completion among Texas High School Graduates with a Disability. REL 2021-043
Miller, Trey; Garland, Marshall; Gerdeman, Dean
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest
In response to concerns raised by Texas higher education stakeholders about the limited information available on students with a disability who are attending college in the state, this study examined college enrollment and completion among Texas public high school graduates by disability status, student demographic characteristics, and primary disability type. Across four statewide cohorts of high school graduates (2006/07 through 2009/10), 31 percent of graduates with a designated disability in grade 12 enrolled in a Texas college within two years of graduation. Of those, 90 percent initially enrolled in a public two-year college. Enrollment in four-year colleges was substantially lower (by at least 0.25 standard deviation units) for high school graduates with a disability than for graduates without a disability. Among high school graduates with a disability who initially enrolled in a two-year college, 17 percent attained a credential (certificate or associate degree) or transferred to a four-year college within four years of enrollment. Among high school graduates with a disability who initially enrolled a four-year college or a two-year college with the intention of attaining a four-year degree, 16 percent attained a baccalaureate degree within seven years of enrollment. Attainment of an associate degree or especially of a baccalaureate degree was substantially lower for high school graduates with a disability than for graduates without a disability. College enrollment and degree attainment among high school graduates with a disability were substantially lower for graduates who had been eligible for the national school lunch program in high school than for graduates who had not been eligible; lower for Hispanic graduates than for White graduates; and higher for graduates with auditory, speech, visual, orthopedic, and other health impairments than for graduates with other types of disability. [For the appendixes, see ED608929; for the study snapshot, see ED608932.]
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Students, Students with Disabilities, Enrollment, Graduation, Public Schools, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Low Income Students, Hispanic American Students, Speech Impairments, Visual Impairments, Hearing Impairments, Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbances, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Educational Attainment, African American Students
Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/southwest/index.asp
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); Regional Educational Laboratory Southwest (ED); American Institutes for Research (AIR)
Identifiers - Location: Texas
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES91990018C0002
IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/projects/project.asp?projectID=4620