Exploring the Postsecondary Outcomes of First-Time-in-College Students: A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation

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Abstract

This study investigated high-school graduates' post-secondary outcomes for two groups, the intervention and the comparison group. The researcher sought to explore if there were statistically significant differences in the post-secondary outcomes first-year college GPA, the proportion of credits lost in early level courses, the cumulative number of credits-bearing hours earned by the end of the academic year, and the persistence and retention of full-time, first-time in college (FTIC) students graduating from local education agencies (LEAs) participating in the PK-16 Pathways of Promise (P³) project when compared to full-time, FTIC students graduating from all other LEAs in Ohio after controlling for sex, ethnicity, high school GPA, and school typology.

Authors

• Rabab Darwish, Bowling Green State University

• Judy Jackson May, Bowling Green State University