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Follow-Up Questions from Last Meeting

Follow-Up Questions from Last Meeting. Why don’t high school graduates continue their education? What can be done about the “seam” between high school and universities? Do universities have the capacity to accommodate students in the pipeline?. New Challenges are Replacing Old Ones.

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Follow-Up Questions from Last Meeting

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  1. Follow-Up Questions from Last Meeting • Why don’t high school graduates continue their education? • What can be done about the “seam” between high school and universities? • Do universities have the capacity to accommodate students in the pipeline? Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  2. New Challenges are Replacing Old Ones • Interest has grown • Preparation is improving • Policies have succeeded • Capacity is now the key issue Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  3. Florida is Succeeding in Widening the Road to College! A+ Plan Bright Futures Policy Initiatives Driving Increased Demand One Florida Prepaid Tuition College Board Partnership Increased SAT and ACT Participation Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  4. Goal: Bachelor Degrees for One-Third of the Generation in K-12 Pipeline Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  5. College Persistence Rates Have Increased Dramatically Source: www.higheredinfo.org Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  6. College-Bound Population Growing Faster than Age Group Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  7. Percent of Grads Taking SAT is Increasing (with No Decline in Scores) Avg. Score in 2003: 996 Avg. Score in 1995: 993 Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  8. Capacity of Institutions will be Stretched by Supply of Qualified Applicants Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  9. Community College TransferApplications Also Starting to Increase Applications Up 18% Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

  10. The Trend is Likely to Accelerate • Only state improving in 4th-grade reading on 2003 NAEP • Mean 8th-grade FCAT math score • in 1999 = 295 • in 2003 = 310 • Last year’s 8th-graders will start entering • college in 2007-08 • upper-division in 2009-10 • graduate school in 2012-13 • 4th-graders start in 2011… Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

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