Outcomes of Dual Enrollment: Are Colleges and Universities Implementing Policy Before the Results Are Known?

• In Event: Roundtable Session 30
  In Roundtable Session: Off the Beaten Path: Transferring and Dual Enrollment Programs

Abstract

Dual Enrollment (DE) is increasingly being used by local, state, and national education entities to increase access, retention and graduation rates, and reduce time to degree. The problem is that these institutions are rushing to implement programs before the true effects of DE on student and institution completion indicators are known. This study examined 8 years of student data (2007 – 2015) at a 4-year university to determine the impact of DE on graduation and retention rates. Results indicated that DE is significant in predicting retention and years to graduate, however, it was not predictive of graduation. DE college readiness strategies may not yield the results desired to offset the issues and economics surrounding DE programs today.

Authors

• Guadalupe M. Lamadrid, Louisiana State University

• Renee Lastrapes, University of Houston - Clear Lake

• Keena N. Arbuthnot, Louisiana State University

• Adam C. Elder, Louisiana State University