Table 1.
Criteria and Frequencies for 15 Educational Paths Based on 732 Participants With Data at all Post-High School Time Points
| # | Path | Attainment | Sequencing/Continuity | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noncompleters, no GED | Less than GED | No time point in college or “technical or trade” school age 18.5 – 23 | 70 (9.6) |
| 2 | Noncompleters with GED | GED | No time point in college or “technical or trade” school age 18.5 – 23 | 54 (7.4) |
| 3 | Noncollege high school graduates | High school graduate | No time point in college or “technical or trade” school age 18.5 – 23 | 129 (17.6) |
| 4 | 2-year college dropout | Some college | In a 2-year college at least one 18.5 –20 time point; no time point in 4-year college | 121 (16.5) |
| 5 | 2-year to 4-year college transfer | Some college, A.A., bachelor’s, or graduate/professional degree | At 2-year college at 18.5 – 20 time point followed by time point at 4-year college; graduate or in 4-year college through age 22 | 75 (10.2) |
| 6 | Continuous 4-year college | Some college, Bachelor’s, or graduate/professional degree | No time point at 2-year college; if “some college”, at 4-year college by age 20 and either at 4-year college at 2 or 3 age 21 to 23 time points or at school at either age 22 or 23 time points and in college for at least 25 months between ages 18.5 and 23 | 133 (18.2) |
| 7 | 4-year college dropout, no other college | Some college | Start at 4-year college by age 20; not in college at age 22 or 23 time points; no time point in 2-year college | 20 (2.7) |
| 8 | 4-year college dropout, transfer to 2-year college but not complete | Some college | Start at 4-year college by age 20; in a 2- year college at a subsequent time point | 16 (2.2) |
| 9 | 4-year college dropout, transfer to 2-year college and complete AA degree | A.A. degree | Start at 4-year college by age 20; in a 2- year college at a subsequent time point | 9 (1.2) |
| 10 | Vocational school dropout | Some technical or trade school | Not in 2-year or 4-year college at any 18.5 – 23 time point | 20 (2.7) |
| 11 | Vocational school graduate | Complete technical or trade school | Not in 2-year or 4-year college at any age 18.5 – 23 time point | 20 (2.7) |
| 12 | 2-year college graduate, no 4-year college | A.A. degree | In 2-year college at some 18.5 – 23 time point; never in a 4-year college | 23 (3.1) |
| 13 | 2-year to 4-year transfer, but dropout | Some college | Start at 2-year college by age 20; switch to 4-year college; not in school at age 22 or 23 time points | 10 (1.4) |
| 14 | Start 2-year college late | Some college | Start at 2-year college after age 20 | 29 (4.0) |
| 15 | Start 4-year college late | Some college | Start at 4-year college after age 20; no time at 2-year college; still in college at 22 or 23 | 3 (0.4) |
| Total | 732 (100) |
Attainment measured as of the age 23 time point. GED = General Equivalency Degree; A.A. = Associate of Arts