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Title: Close and Cost Effective: How Illinois High School Seniors Decide on a 2-Year College. Part of the 2022 Illinois College-Going Survey Series. Report 2
Language: English
Authors: Mariana Barragan Torres, Meg Bates, Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC)
Source: Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative, Discovery Partners Institute. 2024.
Availability: Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, State of Illinois for Discovery Partners Institute. 200 South Wacker Drive, 20th Floor, Chicago, IL 60304. Tel: 217-766-6779; e-mail: IWERC@mx.uillinois.edu; Web site: https://dpi.uillinois.edu/applied-research/iwerc/
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 17
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
High Schools
Secondary Education
Descriptors: College Choice, Two Year Colleges, High School Seniors, College Bound Students, Geographic Location, Commuting Students, College Preparation, Student Financial Aid, In State Students, Technical Institutes, Student Attitudes, College Enrollment, Educational Environment, Social Influences, Student Employment, Student Recruitment
Geographic Terms: Illinois
Abstract: In Spring 2022, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) conducted a statewide survey of high school seniors on their college decision-making. A report on the decision-making processes of 4-year college-goers was published previously, illustrating those students' focus on cost, location, and academic reputation in selecting a 4-year institution (Barragan Torres & Bates, 2023). This follow-up report provides findings for the 858 respondents who were planning to attend 2-year college, asking: (1) What general factors do Illinois high school seniors consider in choosing a 2-year college?; (2) What is the single decisive factor that most animates the 2-year college choice for Illinois high school seniors?; and (3) What are students' intentions and interactions with 2-year colleges that may influence these decisions? For each of these questions, findings for these 2-year college-goers were compared to findings previously published for 4-year college-goers who took the same survey (see Barragan Torres & Bates, 2023). The authors found that 2-year college-goers have both similar and different decision-making frameworks for college than 4-year college-goers, which is unsurprising given the different goals and structures of 2-year and 4-year colleges.
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