ERIC Number: ED580007
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Oct
Pages: 7
Abstractor: ERIC
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Dual-Credit/Dual-Enrollment Coursework and Long-Term College Success in Texas. Issue Brief
Radunzel, Justine; Noble, Julie; Wheeler, Sue
ACT, Inc.
This study was a cooperative effort of the Texas-ACT College Success Research Consortium, a research partnership between ACT and the following Texas four-year postsecondary institutions: (1) The University of Texas at Austin; (2) Texas A&M University at College Station; (3) Texas A&M University at Commerce; and (4) University of Texas--Pan American. In this study, researchers compared the short- and long-term college outcomes of incoming students who had and had not taken dual-credit/dual-enrollment courses in high school. Data for the study were provided by the four member institutions of the Texas-ACT College Success Research Consortium. Primary findings suggest that, compared to students with no dual credit, students entering college with dual credit are generally: (1) more likely to be successful in college, including completing a bachelor's degree in a more timely manner; and (2) as likely to earn a grade of B or higher in subsequent courses taken in college. Moreover, among dual-credit students: (1) Those entering college with a greater number of dual-credit hours are more likely to progress toward a degree and complete a bachelor's degree in a timely manner, and they do so without accumulating a substantially greater number of credit hours by graduation; and (2) Their chances of college success do not differ between those who take most of their dual-credit coursework through a two-year institution and those who take most through a four-year institution.
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Advanced Placement Programs, School Statistics, Student Records, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Success, Institutional Characteristics, Graduation Rate, Bachelors Degrees, Time to Degree, Academic Persistence, Program Effectiveness, College Entrance Examinations
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: ACT, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: ACT Assessment
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IES Cited: ED573046