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PROPELLING STUDENTS TO POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS, AT A S C H O O L N E A R Y O U
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EARLY COLLEGE EXPANSION PROPELLING STUDENTS TO POSTSECONDARY SUCCESS, AT A S C H O O L N E A R Y O U
By Michael Webb, with Carol Gerwin MARCH 2014
I N T RO DU CT I O N: BEATING THE ODDS FO R LOW- I N CO M E YOUTH
or substantial college credit in high school, enter college, and
Early college schools are succeeding at our nation’s most
>> Early college students are far more likely to graduate high
persist in college at rates that surpass students nationwide:
daunting educational challenge—propelling students from
school:
underserved backgrounds to graduate high school and earn
»» 90% of early college students receive a diploma vs. 78%
postsecondary degrees. These schools combine high school and college in rigorous, yet supportive environments that embrace acceleration over remediation. Their “college for all” culture
of students nationally.ii >> Early college students are far more likely to earn a college
helps to motivate students from backgrounds underrepresented
degree by high school graduation:
in higher education to earn an Associate’s degree or significant
»» 30% of early college students earn an Associate’s degree
college credit by high school graduation—at no cost to their
or other credential along with their diploma vs. very few
families. Over the past decade, early colleges have produced
students nationally.iii
dramatic results, beating typical outcomes for the low-income youth, first-generation college goers, and students of color they
>> Early college students are far more likely to earn substantial college credit in high school:
were designed to serve. Jobs for the Future and our partners have created or redesigned 280 early colleges, currently serving more than 80,000 students. Today, we are building on a decade of success to
»» 94% of early college students earn college credit in high school vs. about 10% of students nationally.iv >> Early college students are far more likely to enroll in college
spread Early College Designs to 56 additional schools—and
immediately after high school:
more than 50,000 additional young people—through local, state,
»» 71% of early college graduates enroll in college the
federal, and corporate initiatives.
semester following graduation vs. 54% of low-income graduates nationally.v
A D E CAD E O F SUC C ESS As national coordinator of the Early College High School Initiative launched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in 2002, JFF helped shape and spread common principles of early
>> Early college students are far more likely to return to college for a second year—an important early indicator of their likelihood of college completion:
college to new school developers. JFF was also the designated
»» 86% of early college graduates who enroll in college
data collector and developed a Student Information System to
persist for a second year vs. 72% of college students
track student progress in early college and beyond.
nationally.vi
The most recent data, based on outcomes for thousands
These efforts matter—now more than ever. Individually, a
of students who attended about 100 representative early
postsecondary credential is increasingly a prerequisite for
i
college high schools, demonstrate the model’s success. Early
economic well-being. Collectively, our economy and democracy
college students graduate high school, earn college degrees
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