College-going for Class of 2012 by institution
College Visions and The College Crusade participants are more likely than their non-participating peers to enroll in a postsecondary institution immediately following high school graduation.
At 62%, CC and CV students enrolled in college at a similar rate following high school as compared to more traditionally-represented students from the Class of 2012. These "all remaining students," who were not participants in CC or CV and were not part of our underserved populations, enrolled at a rate of 64%. Both groups contrast starkly to the 45% of "non-participant peers" who enrolled immediately following high school graduation. These students did not participate in CC or CV, but are from core urban communities and/or were eligible for subsidized lunch (a poverty indicator). We use these two characteristics to identify our underserved population. More than half of these students did not enroll in a postsecondary institution following high school and could potentially benefit most from the targeted support provided by the college access and persistence programs highlighted in this story.
These data do not specify whether students are enrolling with the intention of earning a degree or merely to take a course or two. We do know that nearly 80% of students initially enrolled on a full-time basis.
