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Current Term Enrollment – Spring 2018
In the current term (spring 2018) overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.3 percent from the previous spring.
In the current term (spring 2018) overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.3 percent from the previous spring.
Signature Report 8: State Supplement take a state-by-state look at the six-year outcomes for students who began postsecondary education in fall 2008, the cohort that entered college during the Great Recession.
In our fifth Signature Report, we examine an increasingly important role community colleges play in helping students attain a baccalaureate degree. As our results show, going from a two-year to a four-year institution is a very successful pathway to a bachelor’s degree for those who transfer.
Of all associate degrees reported to the Clearinghouse for the 2010-11 academic year, 575,067 were earned by students with no previous degrees or certificates. Within the next six academic years, 65.1 percent of these students enrolled at four-year institutions and 41.4 percent earned bachelor’s degrees.
In fall 2017, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.0 percent from the previous fall.
Of all associate degrees reported to the National Student Clearinghouse for the 2009-10 academic year, 536,351 were earned by students with no previous degrees or certificates. Within the next six academic years, over 64 percent of these students enrolled at a four-year institution and 41 percent earned a bachelor’s degree.
Of all students who started college in fall 2016, 73.9 percent persisted at any U.S. institution in fall 2017, while 61.6 percent were retained at their starting institution.
In spring 2017, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.5 percent from the previous spring.
Of all associate degrees earned in 2008-09 that were reported to the National Student Clearinghouse, 488,046 were found to be the first postsecondary credential earned by a student. Forty-one percent of these students went on to earn a bachelor’s degree within six years.
In the current term (fall 2015 overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.7 percent from the previous fall.
In spring 2016, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.3 percent from the previous spring.
In fall 2016, overall postsecondary enrollments decreased 1.4 percent from the previous fall.
In the state supplement to our sixth Signature Report, a national study on college completion, we take a state-by-state look at the various pathways that students take to complete a college degree or certificate.