Viewpoints of Illinois High School Seniors Who Do Not Attend College. Part of the 2022 Illinois College-Going Survey Series. Report 3

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Title: Viewpoints of Illinois High School Seniors Who Do Not Attend College. Part of the 2022 Illinois College-Going Survey Series. Report 3
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: 11
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools
Secondary Education
Adult Education
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, High School Seniors, Noncollege Bound Students, Labor Force, Costs, Continuing Education, Debt (Financial), Financial Literacy, College Preparation, Futures (of Society)
Geographic Terms: Illinois
Abstract: In Spring 2022, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) conducted a survey of Illinois high school seniors to better understand their college-decision-making processes. Although a vast majority of seniors who answered the survey were attending 4-year or 2-year college, a non-negligible number (n = 355, 14% of the sample) were not attending college at all. This report, the third part of a four-part series stemming from this survey, digs into the sentiments of these non-college-goers. While this sample is inherently not representative of all non-college-goers in the state, given that it was a population of non-college-goers who voluntarily answered a survey about college decision-making, the authors believe the data can provide a window into viewpoints of this population. In this report, the authors explore two questions: (1) What are Illinois high school seniors who are not immediately attending college planning to do?; and (2) What supports might encourage Illinois high school seniors who are not attending college to enroll?
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: ED671602
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:In Spring 2022, the Illinois Workforce and Education Research Collaborative (IWERC) conducted a survey of Illinois high school seniors to better understand their college-decision-making processes. Although a vast majority of seniors who answered the survey were attending 4-year or 2-year college, a non-negligible number (n = 355, 14% of the sample) were not attending college at all. This report, the third part of a four-part series stemming from this survey, digs into the sentiments of these non-college-goers. While this sample is inherently not representative of all non-college-goers in the state, given that it was a population of non-college-goers who voluntarily answered a survey about college decision-making, the authors believe the data can provide a window into viewpoints of this population. In this report, the authors explore two questions: (1) What are Illinois high school seniors who are not immediately attending college planning to do?; and (2) What supports might encourage Illinois high school seniors who are not attending college to enroll?