Dual enrollment classes taken on college campuses increase students' likelihood of attending college and earning a bachelor's degree¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · associational r? · q3
Currency · newest study 2011 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? Students who participated in dual enrollment classes on college campuses were 12 percent more likely to go to college than similar non-participants. → Cecilia Speroni 2011 q3 i? Students who participated in dual enrollment classes on college campuses were 7 percent more likely to earn a bachelor's degree than similar non-participants. → Cecilia Speroni 2011

Evidence¶

Cecilia Speroni 2011¶

Cecilia Speroni. (2011). Determinants of Students' Success: The Role of Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment Programs. National Center for Postsecondary Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/determinants-of-students-success-the-role-of-advanced-placement-and-dual-enrollment-programs

q3 · i? · associational · r?

A statewide observational study tracking all of Florida's 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 high school seniors, comparing dual enrollment participants on college campuses with "similar students who did not participate." It reports participants were "12 percent more likely to go to college and 7 percent more likely to earn a bachelor's degree."

"This study tracked all of Florida's 2000–2001 and 2001–2002 high school seniors and found that students who participated in dual enrollment classes on college campuses were 12 percent more likely to go to college and 7 percent more likely to earn a bachelor's degree than similar students who did not participate."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• The study identified comparison students using scores very near the college algebra placement test cut-off for dual enrollment eligibility — related
• Dual enrollment classes taken exclusively on the high school campus show no statistically significant gains in college outcomes — reports the opposite
• A study estimates the effects of statewide articulation agreement policies on college enrollment, associate degree attainment, and bachelor's degree attainment using IPEDS data and a Difference-in-Difference approach — related
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• Dual credit participation in Texas is associated with stronger postsecondary outcomes, with low-income DC students twice as likely and Black and Latino DC students three times as likely to earn an associate degree in high school — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
• Automatic (opt-out) enrollment policies increase enrollment and success of students of color and low-income students in advanced courses, per research the brief cites — related
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