"Although higher parental education is associated with stronger student outcomes over all, the report found significant variation in completion rates within each parental education category. Among applicants classified as first generation-defined as students whose parents did not complete a bachelor's degree-six-year completion rates range from 58 percent for students whose parents have no college experience to 78 percent for those whose parents both hold an associate degree, a 20-percentage-point gap."
"The findings are not going to be much of a surprise for anyone who's ever talked with students about their experiences and how difficult it can be to reduce really complex lived realities into a couple of points on a questionnaire, Nolan said. The analysis includes nearly 784,000 U.S. Common App applicants from the 2016-17 application cycle and tracks six-year bachelor's degree completion rates."
An analysis of nearly 784,000 U.S. applicants from the 2016-17 application cycle tracks six-year bachelor's completion rates. Higher parental education correlates with stronger completion outcomes overall, but completion rates vary widely within parental education categories. Among applicants classified as first generation—students whose parents did not complete a bachelor's degree—six-year completion rates range from 58 percent for students whose parents have no college experience to 78 percent when both parents hold an associate degree. Continuing-generation completion rates range from 70 percent for students with one parent holding a bachelor's degree to 92 percent when both parents hold doctorate or professional degrees. Broad binary labels can obscure these differences and limit precise targeting of student support. Parental education is tied to work, income, and financial stability, which influence student outcomes.
Read at Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]