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04/16/05: NCES Releases Two New Reports on Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit 03/10/05: A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002

04/16/05: NCES Releases Two New Reports on Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit

NCES Releases Two New Reports on Dual Enrollment and Dual Credit

NCES has released two reports today on dual enrollment and dual credit.

'Dual Credit and Exam-Based Courses in U.S. Public High Schools: 2002-03,' is based on the first national survey to provide baseline data on dual credit and exam-based courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses, for public high school students. The report provides national estimates of the number of public high schools that offered dual credit and/or exam-based courses, as well as the number of enrollments in those courses. In addition, it examines the location and educational focus of these courses, dual credit course characteristics, and school requirements surrounding dual credit courses.

Survey findings are presented at the national level and by school characteristics such as enrollment size, school locale, region, and percent minority enrollment.

To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005009

'Dual Enrollment of High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions: 2002-03,' provides data from a nationally representative survey of Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions on the topic of dual enrollment of high school students. Dual enrollment, also known as �dual credit,‰ �concurrent enrollment,‰ and �joint enrollment,‰ refers to the participation in college-level courses and the earning of college credits by high school students. Survey respondents at selected postsecondary institutions were asked to report on the prevalence of college coursetaking by high school students at their institutions during the 2002ˆ03 12-month academic year, both within and outside of dual enrollment programs. Among institutions with dual enrollment programs, additional information was obtained on the characteristics of programs, including course location and type of instructors, program and course curriculum, academic eligibility requirements, and funding. Survey findings are presented at the national level and by institution type and size.

To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005008

03/10/05: A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002

NCES has just released, 'A Profile of the American High School Sophomore in 2002: Initial Results From the Base Year of the Longitudinals Study of 2002.' This report presents findings from the base year of the Education Longitudinal Study of 2002 (ELS:2002), a new longitudinal study of high school students. The report provides descriptive information about the experiences and characteristics of a nationally representative sample of 10th-graders who were studied in the spring term of the 2001-02 school year. It examines the cohort�s sociodemographic characteristics, school experiences, participation in extracurricular activities, time use, tested achievement in reading and mathematics, and educational expectations and plans.

To download, view and print the report as a pdf file, please visit: http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2005338