| Title: | Short-Term Enrollment in Postsecondary Education: Student Background and Institutional Differences in Reasons for Early Departure, 1996–98 |
| Description: | Using the 1996–98 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study, this report describes short-term enrollment in postsecondary education: departure within three years of students’ first entry into postsecondary education without earning a credential and without returning. The analyses include exploration of factors associated with departure and the reasons students themselves gave for departure among students who began at public 4-year, private not-for-profit 4-year, and public 2-year institutions. |
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| Cover Date: | November 2002 |
| Web Release: | November 21, 2002 |
| Print Release: | This Publication will only be available online. |
| Publication #: | NCES 2003153 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | Ellen M. Bradburn |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Reports (PEDAR) |
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For questions about the content of this Statistical Analysis Report, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico. |
