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Burns, Rachel; Bentz, Alexander H. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2020
Participation in the modern U.S. economy requires that most workers have education and training beyond high school, with over 60 percent of all jobs and 80 percent of middle-class jobs requiring some level of postsecondary education. This report draws upon data from the 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/14) to…
Descriptors: Two Year College Students, Longitudinal Studies, Postsecondary Education, Enrollment Trends
Hector Vicente Ramos – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Latinx student enrollment in college has dramatically increased in recent years, yet they are more likely than other racial groups to enroll at open access and public two-year institutions (Rodriguez, 2015). While public-two-year sector provides an encouraging postsecondary pathway for Latinx students, only 13% of all community college students…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Self Concept, Student Behavior, Student Characteristics
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Velez, Erin Dunlop; Bentz, Alexander; Arbeit, Caren A. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2018
To examine the relationships between beginning public 2-year students' academic progress and labor market participation, this report uses data from the 2012/14 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/14). The report explores the demographics, enrollment intensity, and 3-year attainment and persistence of students who started in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Employment, Longitudinal Studies
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Chen, Xianglei; Elliott, Barbara G.; Kinney, Satkartar K.; Cooney, Darryl; Pretlow, Joshua; Bryan, Michael; Wu, Joanna; Ramirez, Nestor Alexis; Campbell, Taylor – National Center for Education Statistics, 2019
This First Look report presents selected findings from the 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17), a nationally representative survey of undergraduates who entered postsecondary education for the first time in the 2011-12 academic year. BPS:12/17 covers the experiences of these first-time beginning postsecondary…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Educational Attainment, College Freshmen
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McKinney, Lyle; Novak, Heather – Community College Review, 2013
In 2007-2008, approximately 42% of community college students who were eligible to receive Pell grant funding did not file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Using data from the Beginning Postsecondary Student Study, this study examined the relationship between FAFSA filing status and persistence from the fall to spring…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Student Financial Aid, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students