Among the CPS class of 2009, 76 percent enrolled in college within six years, and delayed entry was concentrated among two-year starters rather than four-year starters¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Fifty-seven percent of the class of 2009 enrolled immediately in college, 19 percent delayed enrollment, so 76 percent enrolled within six years of finishing high school. → Coca 2017 q2 i? Forty-two percent of graduates who started at a two-year college delayed entry, whereas almost nine out of ten students who started at a four-year college did so immediately. → Coca 2017 (2)

Evidence¶

Coca 2017¶

Coca, V.M., Nagaoka, J., & Seeskin, A. (2017). Patterns of two-year and four-year college enrollment among Chicago Public Schools graduates. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool

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Six-year tracking of first-time college enrollment for the class of 2009, the most recent cohort trackable that long, shown in Figure A. The report concludes three out of four students enrolled within six years.

"While over half (57 percent) of the class of 2009 enrolled immediately in college—the fall following high school graduation—a significant share (19 percent) delayed college enrollment (see Figure A)."

Coca 2017 (2)¶

Coca, V.M., Nagaoka, J., & Seeskin, A. (2017). Patterns of two-year and four-year college enrollment among Chicago Public Schools graduates. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://toandthrough.uchicago.edu/tool

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Sector breakdown of delayed entry in the same class-of-2009 tracking data. The report contrasts this with four-year starters, of whom almost nine out of ten enrolled immediately (37 percent immediate plus 5 percent delayed).

"An additional 14 percent of graduates made their first entry into higher education at a two-year college in the following five years—which means that 42 percent of all students who started their college careers at a two-year college delayed entry."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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• Few CPS graduates who delay college entry or first enroll in a two-year college go on to earn a four-year degree
• Delaying college enrollment was associated with low completion: only 8 percent of CPS students who delayed completed a degree or credential within six years
• 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
• Immediate four-year enrollees were far more likely than immediate two-year enrollees to complete a four-year degree within six years (48 percent vs 7 percent)
• 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)
• CPS alumni college completion (48%) remains below the national average (64%), with 56% of immediate four-year and 32% of immediate two-year enrollees completing within six years
• 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
• College Track completers enrolled in college at higher rates than similar students, and were much more likely to enroll in four-year colleges — related