College-going rates by student characteristics
High-school graduates are far more likely to attend college if they don't have any of our focus characteristics.
The College Access and Persistence Programs work to change the educational trajectory of students who have the characteristics traditionally associated with low-college enrollment rates. This chart looks at college enrollment for the class of 2012 in the fall immediately following their high school graduation.
This story concentrates on the three new college based access and persistence programs (Connect to College at CCRI, Learning for Life at RIC, Project Recruit & Educate Local At‐risk Adults & Youth at URI) and two of the established pre-college access programs they work with (College Visions and The College Crusade of Rhode Island).
Note: Enrollment data is from the National Student Clearinghouse which covers 98% of all students.
