Tracking Student Progress after Concurrent Enrollment (CE) Making the Case for CE Patricia Goedecke Cornerstone Program Central Washington University

Tracking Progress after CE The problem of the invisible Concurrent Enrollment option Research questions designed to get the attention of the federal government or other desirable audiences Tools for gathering reliable data

Relevant Research Questions Does participation in CE lead to higher levels of college enrollment? Do CE students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? Does CE ease the transition from high school to college?

Student Progress Data Dataissue Data issue : Reliability Datasources Data sources : Survey responses Institutional enrollment records Transcripts

Research Tools Data: Institutional enrollment records Tool: National Student Clearinghouse Data: Transcripts Tool: Grade Release Authorization Form

Research Question: Does participation in Concurrent Enrollment lead to higher levels of college enrollment? ENROLLMENT

Comparison Data: Enrollment Rates

Survey Data: Enrollment

Tool: National Student Clearinghouse

National Student Clearinghouse Data

Research Question: Do Concurrent Enrollment students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? How do students use CE credits? To complete general education requirements, for example, or to advance progress in a major? ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Survey Data: Using CE Math credits

Tool: Grade Disclosure Authorization Form

Transcript Data: Math advancement

Transcript Data: English advancement

Transcript Data: Credits Earned

Research Question: Does Concurrent Enrollment ease the transition from high school to college? How well do Concurrent Enrollment students perform academically in their first quarter, semester, or year at college? How does their performance compare with that of other students at the same institution, from a similar background? ACADEMIC ACHEIVEMENT

Transcript Data: 1 st Qtr/Sem GPA

Transcript Data: GPA Drop (HS GPA minus 1 st Qtr/Sem GPA)

Transcript Data: 1 st Year GPA

Recap: CE Research Questions Does participation in CE lead to higher levels of college enrollment? Do CE students graduate earlier than they would otherwise? Does CE ease the transition from high school to college? Please consider addressing these questions in research of your own Concurrent Enrollment graduates, to strengthen the credibility of Concurrent Enrollment.