Does the Starting Point Matter? Analyzing Bachelor's Degree Attainment for Adult Students by Institutional Type. The AIR Professional File, Spring 2023. Article 158
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| Title: | Does the Starting Point Matter? Analyzing Bachelor's Degree Attainment for Adult Students by Institutional Type. The AIR Professional File, Spring 2023. Article 158 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Andrea Chambers, Hollie Daniels, John Dooris, Arlyn Y. Moreno Luna, Sean Riordan, Association for Institutional Research (AIR) |
| Source: | Association for Institutional Research. 2023. |
| Availability: | Association for Institutional Research. 1435 East Piedmont Drive Suite 211, Tallahassee, FL 32308. Tel: 850-385-4155; Fax: 850-383-5180; e-mail: air@airweb.org; Web site: http://www.airweb.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 24 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) (ED/IES) |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Adult Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment, Learning Analytics, Longitudinal Studies, Postsecondary Education, Academic Persistence, Adult Students, Two Year Colleges, Private Colleges, Enrollment, Full Time Students |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study |
| Abstract: | Using the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17), this research study explores the persistence to bachelor's degree attainment of adult students. Specifically, this study looks at adult students who expected to earn a bachelor's degree or higher, and analyzes whether those students who begin their postsecondary education at a 2-year public or private nonprofit institution are more or less likely to attain a bachelor's degree compared to adult students who begin at a 4-year public or 4-year private nonprofit institution. Our findings indicate that, after controlling for common predictors of persistence such as high school GPA, receipt of Pell Grants, and other demographic data, adult students who begin at a 2-year public or private nonprofit institution are no less likely to attain a bachelor's degree compared to adult students who start at a 4-year public institution. In addition, full-time enrollment intensity does not increase the odds of persistence compared to mixed enrollment intensity for adult students. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED639332 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Using the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12/17), this research study explores the persistence to bachelor's degree attainment of adult students. Specifically, this study looks at adult students who expected to earn a bachelor's degree or higher, and analyzes whether those students who begin their postsecondary education at a 2-year public or private nonprofit institution are more or less likely to attain a bachelor's degree compared to adult students who begin at a 4-year public or 4-year private nonprofit institution. Our findings indicate that, after controlling for common predictors of persistence such as high school GPA, receipt of Pell Grants, and other demographic data, adult students who begin at a 2-year public or private nonprofit institution are no less likely to attain a bachelor's degree compared to adult students who start at a 4-year public institution. In addition, full-time enrollment intensity does not increase the odds of persistence compared to mixed enrollment intensity for adult students. |
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