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ERIC Number: ED612887
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 19
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Effects of Accelerated College Credit Programs on Educational Attainment in Rhode Island. REL 2021-103
Shields, Katherine A.; Bailey, Jessica; Hanita, Makoto; Zhang, Xinxin
Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands
This study examined participation in accelerated college credit programs dual enrollment, concurrent enrollment, and Advanced Placement courses in Rhode Island high schools to understand their effects on educational attainment in the 2013/14 grade 9 cohort. The state, which has funded and promoted these opportunities for students to earn college credit during high school over the past five years, sought evidence of the programs' effects on participants' high school graduation rates, postsecondary enrollment rates, and enrollment rates in developmental education courses in college. The study found that male, economically disadvantaged, and racial/ethnic minority students were underrepresented in accelerated college credit programs. Participation in these programs had positive effects on students' rates of high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment. Among students in the cohort who enrolled in Rhode Island public colleges, participation was associated with lower rates of developmental education course enrollment in the first year of college. The effects of participating in an accelerated college credit program were similar for economically disadvantaged students and for their peers. [For the Study Snapshot, see ED612888. For the appendices, see ED612890.]
Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands. Available from: Institute of Education Sciences. 550 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20202. Tel: 202-245-6940; Web site: https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/northeast/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Grade 9; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Elementary Education; Grade 8
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (ED); Regional Educational Laboratory Northeast & Islands (ED); Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC)
Identifiers - Location: Rhode Island
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: EDIES12C0008
What Works Clearinghouse Reviewed: Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations