Comparing enrollment, characteristics, and academic outcomes of students in developmental courses and those in credit-bearing courses at Northern Marianas College

Title:	Comparing enrollment, characteristics, and academic outcomes of students in developmental courses and those in credit-bearing courses at Northern Marianas College
Description:	This study reports on the academic outcomes of full-time first time freshman seeking associate degrees who entered Northern Marianas College from fall semester 2008 through fall semester 2010. In English, 80.1 percent of these students enrolled in developmental courses; in math, 91 percent enrolled in developmental courses. To determine their academic outcomes, these students were tracked for eight semesters after their first year in college. The study found that students who initially enrolled in credit-bearing English or math classes had consistently more positive outcomes than students who initially enrolled in non-credit developmental English or math courses.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (385KB)
Cover Date:	April 2017
Web Release:	April 26, 2017
Print Release:	April 26, 2017
Publication #:	REL 2017269 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	REL
Associated Centers:	NCEE
Authors:	Phillip Herman, Spencer Scanlan, and Daisy Carreon: McREL International
Type of Product:	What's Happening
Keywords:	Data Interpretation Enrollment Student Outcomes
Questions:	For questions about the content of this What's Happening, please contact: Amy Johnson.