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\nIn the state supplement to our eighth Signature Report, a national study on college completion, we take a state-by-state look at the various pathways that students take to complete a college degree or certificate.<\/p>\n
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\nSuggested Citation:<\/strong> Shapiro, D., Dundar, A., Wakhungu, P., Yuan, X., & Harrell, A. (2015, February). Completing College: A State-Level View of Student Attainment Rates<\/em> (Signature Report No. 8a). Herndon, VA: National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”T of C” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”About This Report” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px||0px|” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This report was supported by a grant from the Lumina Foundation<\/strong>. Lumina Foundation, an Indianapolis-based private foundation, is committed to enrolling and graduating more students from college \u2014 especially 21st century students: low-income students, students of color, first-generation students and adult learners. Lumina’s goal is to increase the percentage of Americans who hold high-quality degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025. Lumina pursues this goal in three ways: by identifying and supporting effective practice, through public policy advocacy, and by using our communications and convening power to build public will for change. For more information, log on to www.luminafoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Exec Summary” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px||0px|” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Among the study’s findings:<\/p>\n The Signature Report State Supplement includes detailed tables, providing a state-by-state overview of college completion outcomes within the four-year public, two-year public, and four-year private nonprofit sectors.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#d3d3d3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ hide_on_mobile=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n \n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Intro” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”15px|||” use_border_color=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n As a supplement to Completing College: A National View of Student Attainment Rates \u2013 Fall 2008 Cohort (2014)<\/a><\/i>, hereafter “Completing College,<\/i>” this report focuses on six-year student success outcomes and college completion rates by state. The results are displayed in three sets of tables organized by institution type, showing each state’s outcomes for students who started postsecondary education at four-year public institutions, two-year public institutions, and four-year private nonprofit institutions. Each set of tables provides state-level overviews of college completion outcomes. Further results are included, showing state-level six-year outcomes for students:<\/p>\n According to the outcomes presented in Completing College, <\/i>the overall six-year completion rate for first-time-in-college degree-seeking students who started college in fall 2008 was 55.1 percent, including 13 percent who completed at an institution different from their starting institution. In other words, nearly one in four students who completed a degree did so at an institution other than the one where they first enrolled. The number was closer to one in three for students who started at two-year public institutions \u2014 a situation that renders their successful outcomes invisible within traditional graduation rate calculations. Findings from Completing College<\/em> also showed that gains from completions elsewhere were higher for traditional-age students than for delayed entry students (over age 20 through age 24 at first entry) and adult learners (over age 24 at first entry). Moreover, there was a large gap between the overall completion rates of traditional-age students and older students, with adult learners showing a six-year completion rate 17 percentage points lower than that for the traditional-age group (42 percent and 59 percent, respectively). The total completion rates for students who started at each of the three largest institution categories ranged from 39.1 percent for students who started at two\u2010year public institutions to 62.8 percent for those who started at four\u2010year public institutions and 73.6 percent for students who started at four\u2010year private nonprofit institutions (see Table i<\/strong> below;\u00a0Signature Report 8<\/a> <\/em>for further discussion). The overall proportion of students completing elsewhere, however, was roughly the same for students who started at any of these institution types \u2014 about 13 to 14 percent of the starting cohort.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Building on the findings presented in Completing College<\/i>, this follow-up report explores college completion rates for each state where the Clearinghouse historical data coverage for the study cohort was 65 percent or higher. Both Completing College<\/i> and this supplemental report focus on the cohort entering college as first-time1<\/sup> students in fall 2008, following them through May 31, 2014, and highlighting six-year student outcomes, including degree and certificate completion and continuing enrollment (persistence). Completions were identified using a combination of degree\/certificate award records submitted by institutions as part of their participation in the Clearinghouse’s DegreeVerifySM<\/sup> and StudentTracker\u00ae<\/sup> services. Details on weighting and the imputation of missing data can be found in Appendix A<\/a> of Completing College.<\/i><\/p>\n 1<\/sup> Due to the need to establish students’ first-time status, only institutions that submitted enrollment data dating back to June 1, 2004 to the Clearinghouse are included in the report. Historical coverage rates are based on these institutions.<\/em><\/p>\n The cohort examined in this study is made up of first-time degree-seeking students who started their postsecondary studies in the fall of 2008, nearly 2.7 million students. Fall 2008 enrollments were defined as enrollment during any term beginning August 11 through October 31, inclusive; if the institution had no term begin date during this period, then between July 14 and August 10, 2008, inclusive. First-time status was established by confirming that a student (1) did not show any postsecondary enrollment record in the four years prior to summer 2008 and (2) did not receive a degree or certificate from any postsecondary institution prior to fall 2008, according to Clearinghouse data. Former dual enrollment students, first-time college students in fall 2008 who had taken college courses while still in high school were included in the study cohort.<\/p>\nTable of Contents<\/h2>\n
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About This Report<\/h2>\n
AUTHORS<\/h3>\n
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center<\/h4>\n
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Project on Academic Success, Indiana University<\/h4>\n
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Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Table i. Six-Year Outcomes by Starting Institution Type (N=2,668,614)<\/h4>\n
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\n Institution Type<\/strong><\/td>\n Total Completion Rate (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Completion at Same Institution (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Completion at Different Institution (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Still Enrolled (At Any Institution) (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n Not Enrolled (At Any Institution) (%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n Two-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n Four-Year<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Overall<\/strong><\/td>\n 55.03<\/td>\n 42.06<\/td>\n 3.19<\/td>\n 9.78<\/td>\n 14.71<\/td>\n 30.26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Public<\/strong><\/td>\n 62.85<\/td>\n 49.80<\/td>\n 3.51<\/td>\n 9.55<\/td>\n 14.44<\/td>\n 22.71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Private Nonprofit<\/strong><\/td>\n 73.57<\/td>\n 59.82<\/td>\n 2.59<\/td>\n 11.16<\/td>\n 9.26<\/td>\n 17.17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Four-Year Private For-Profit<\/strong><\/td>\n 38.41<\/td>\n 30.12<\/td>\n 2.01<\/td>\n 6.29<\/td>\n 11.71<\/td>\n 49.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Two-Year Public<\/strong><\/td>\n 39.13<\/td>\n 26.14<\/td>\n 3.22<\/td>\n 9.77<\/td>\n 17.93<\/td>\n 42.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Two-Year Private Nonprofit<\/strong><\/td>\n 50.99<\/td>\n 35.04<\/td>\n 4.29<\/td>\n 11.66<\/td>\n 13.16<\/td>\n 35.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Two-Year Private For-Profit<\/strong><\/td>\n 57.12<\/td>\n 51.44<\/td>\n 4.00<\/td>\n 1.67<\/td>\n 6.04<\/td>\n 36.84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n COHORT AND DATA DEFINITIONS<\/h3>\n
HIGHLIGHTING STATE-LEVEL RESULTS<\/h3>\n