Information Brief 2012-22
Second-Year College Re-Enrollment
among ACT-tested high school graduates who immediately enrolled in a two-year institution
For seven years, we tracked the progress of a group of ACT-tested 2003 high school graduates who enrolled in a two-year college in fall 2003. This brief focuses on the re-enrollment status of these students one year after starting college (in fall 2004).
As shown below, slightly less than two-thirds of the students (62%) returned to the same two-year institution for a second year, while 12% enrolled in a different institution.
Year 2 Re-Enrollment Status
| Status | Percent |
|---|---|
| Returned to same 2-year institution | 62 |
| Enrolled in a different 2-year institution | 4 |
| Enrolled in a 4-year institution | 8 |
| Did not enroll | 26 |
Note: Based on National Student Clearinghouse data for a stratified random sample of 5,990 ACT-tested 2003 high school graduates who enrolled in a two-year college in fall 2003. The sample was weighted to be representative of the entire 2003 ACT-tested graduating class who immediately enrolled in college. For students enrolled in multiple institutions in fall 2003, initial institution type was based on the institution from which the student ultimately earned the highest degree by the end of the seven-year study and/or in which the student had enrolled for the greatest number of fall terms during the study. In the sample, less than 1 percent of the students were initially enrolled in more than one institution.
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