The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment

The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants

in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis

of Student Outcomes in

Two States

National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment

The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment: An Analysis of Student Outcomes in Two States

Melinda Mechur Karp Juan Carlos Calcagno Katherine L. Hughes

Dong Wook Jeong Thomas R. Bailey

Community College Research Center Teachers College, Columbia University

October 2007

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The Postsecondary Achievement of Participants in Dual Enrollment

Funding Information

Project Title:

National Research Center for Career and Technical Education

Grant Number:

V051A990006

Act under Which Funds Administered:

Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology of 1998 P. L. 105-332

Source of Grant:

Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education Washington, DC 20202

Grantees:

National Research Center for Career and Technical Education University of Minnesota 1954 Buford Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55108-6197

Director:

James R. Stone, III

Percentage of Total Grant Financed by Federal Money: 100%

Dollar Amount of Federal $2,400,000 Funds for Grant:

Disclaimer:

The work reported herein was supported under the National Dissemination for Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (VO51A990004) and/or under the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education, PR/Award (VO51A990006) as administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.

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Acknowledgments

The authors gratefully acknowledge the staff of the Florida Department of Education, the Florida K-20 Education Data Warehouse, the City University of New York (CUNY) College Now office, and the CUNY Office of Institutional Research for providing the data used in this report. Use of these data should not be considered an endorsement of the findings by either Florida or CUNY. The authors are also grateful for the financial support of the National Research Center for Career and Technical Education.

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