Abstract
Purpose: This research examine participation in a dual enrollment program and a student's race and socioeconomic status. In addition to examining the college retention and graduation rates (student success) of dual and non-dual enrolled students, this study looked at potential race and socioeconomic disparities. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative ex post facto research design using logistic regression was used to analyze data from the University System of Georgia (N = 28,664) to determine the relationships between participation in a dual enrollment program, students' race and socioeconomic status and their retention and graduation. Findings: Findings from this quantitative study indicated that the predictor variables dual enrollment participation, race and socioeconomic status were significant in predicting retention and graduation outcomes. Originality/value: This study adds to existing research indicating that students from different races and socioeconomic statuses, who participated in a high school dual enrollment program, are being retained beyond the first year in college and graduating at higher rates than non-dual enrolled students.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1081-1092 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 9 2024 |
Scopus Subject Areas
- Education
Keywords
- Dual enrollment
- Graduation
- Higher education
- Low-income
- Pell grant
- Race
- Retention
- Socioeconomic status