Academically advanced students default to traditional feeder colleges: over 40 percent of four-year enrollees attend one of the six most popular CPS colleges¶

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q2 i? Many academically advanced students default to colleges within CPS's traditional feeder patterns; of those attending a four-year college, more than 40 percent attend one of the six most popular colleges for CPS students. → Melissa Roderick 2009

Evidence¶

Melissa Roderick 2009¶

Melissa Roderick, Jenny Nagaoka, Vanessa Coca, Eliza Moeller. (2009). From High School to the Future: Making Hard Work Pay Off — The Road to College for Students in CPS's Academically Advanced Programs. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago, Urban Education Institute. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/high-school-future-making-hard-work-pay

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Descriptive finding from CPS postsecondary tracking data on enrollment destinations. Although these students apply to more colleges than the average CPS student, the report states they "only apply to a few colleges that match their qualifications."

"Many academically advanced students end up defaulting to colleges within CPS's traditional feeder patterns; of those who attend a four-year college, more than 40 percent attend one of the six most popular colleges for CPS students."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

• One-fifth of students in academically advanced programs do not apply to any four-year college — related
• Four-year college graduation rates remained flat at about 49 percent for direct four-year enrollees, with much lower rates for two-year (8 percent) and delayed enrollees (4 percent) — related
• CPS graduates' four-year college graduation rate remained roughly constant over seven years (46 to 48 percent) and well below the national rate — related
• Six-year college completion rates for immediate four-year enrollees rose from 54 to 56 percent for the CPS class of 2013, double the rate for immediate two-year enrollees — related
• Six-year college completion among the CPS class of 2015 varied sharply by enrollment pathway: 55.8% for immediate four-year enrollees, 32.5% for immediate two-year enrollees, and 7.8% for delayed/non-enrollees — related