PELS II: Pathways to Postsecondary Education Liza Herzog Philadelphia Education Fund Michael Tierney University of Pennsylvania
Overview PELS Pathways to Postsecondary Education Next Steps
Pathways to Postsecondary Education (PSE) How many PELS participants went into PSE? How long did it take them to get there? What was the nature of their initial entry at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP)?
How Many PELS Participants Went into PSE? Not in PSE 467 (45%) National Student Clearinghouse, NSC (excluding CCP) 293 (29%) CCP and NSC 216 (21%) CCP only 52 (5%)
Average Years to Entry NSC (excluding CCP) .532 CCP and NSC .99
Average Semesters to Entry Mean Median CCP and NSC 5 2 CCP only 8 7
Point of Entry: CCP and NSC College Level Developmental ABE 10 Credit 53 138
Point of Entry: CCP only College Level Developmental Non-credit 14 ABE 34 Credit 4
Next Steps Missing data Supplemental Data Modeling PELS with SSN Survey source Supplemental Data College Board PHEAA Modeling Access Choice Time to Entry