1. PELS II: Pathways to Postsecondary Education
Liza Herzog
Philadelphia Education Fund
Michael Tierney
University of Pennsylvania

2. Overview
PELS Pathways to Postsecondary Education
Next Steps

3. 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)?

4. 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%)

5. Average Years to Entry
NSC (excluding CCP)
.532
CCP and NSC
.99

6. Average Semesters to Entry
Mean
Median
CCP and NSC 5 2
CCP only 8 7

7. Point of Entry: CCP and NSC
College Level
Developmental
ABE 10
Credit 53
138

8. Point of Entry: CCP only
College
Level
Developmental
Non-credit 14
ABE 34
Credit 4

9. Next Steps Missing data Supplemental Data Modeling PELS with SSN
Survey source
Supplemental Data
College Board
PHEAA
Modeling
Access
Choice
Time to Entry