Use data on students' college application and enrollment choices to support college-going decisions¶

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Description¶

The brief presents data analysis as a tool for supporting students' college-going decisions, motivated by the recognition of "the importance of using data to support students' college-going decisions." It describes a partnership in which an education organization analyzed graduates' college application and enrollment choices to inform practice. The strategy is to examine postsecondary application and enrollment patterns against students' high school academic achievement.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Access to data on students' college application and enrollment choices, as analyzed in the described partnership between Tipping Point Community, KIPP Northern California, and Mathematica

Constraints¶

Target Learners¶

• recent high school graduates from KIPP Northern California, classes of 2016 to 2019

Target Learning Goals¶

• informed college application and enrollment decisions that match students' academic achievement

Related Strategies¶

• Tailor attainment supports to each group's binding milestone: college application support for Latino young men, strengthened high school graduation supports for Black young men

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Naihobe Gonzalez, Dan Thal. (2020). Understanding College Match Among KIPP Northern California Students. Mathematica. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/understanding-college-match-among-kipp-northern-california-students