Remedial Coursetaking at U.S. Public 2- and 4-Year Institutions: Scope, Experiences, and Outcomes

Title:	Remedial Coursetaking at U.S. Public 2- and 4-Year Institutions: Scope, Experiences, and Outcomes
Description:	This Statistical Analysis Report provides a descriptive analysis of beginning postsecondary students’ coursetaking spanning the 6 year period between 2003 and 2009, documenting the scope, intensity, timing, and completion of remedial coursetaking and its association with various postsecondary outcomes among students who began at public 2 and 4 year institutions. The analysis uses nationally representative data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09) and its associated 2009 Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS:09).
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (3923KB)
Cover Date:	September 2016
Web Release:	September 6, 2016
Publication #:	NCES 2016405
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Xianglei Chen, RTI International
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) Postsecondary Education Transcript Collections (PETS)
Keywords:	Coursetaking/Transcripts • course credit • course rigor Higher Education • community colleges • Remedial education • two-year colleges Postsecondary Education • outcomes • persistence and attainment • transcript studies Postsecondary Education Transcripts (PETS) Remedial Education
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