Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Path to a Postsecondary Credential

Title:	Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Path to a Postsecondary Credential
Description:	This issue brief tracks student progress along the path from high school to a postsecondary credential, using various education milestones to examine were in this path racial/ethnic differences arise. The brief uses the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 “Fourth Follow-up, 2000,” which follows students who were in the eighth grade in 1988, and thus were eight years beyond their expected high school graduation in 2000. The brief first examines three milestones that are traditional indicators of student progress—the on-time attainment of a regular high school diploma, enrollment in a postsecondary institution within the year following high school graduation, and attainment of a postsecondary credential within the scheduled timeframe for that credential. Less stringent milestones are also examined; these milestones are the completion of high school by 2000, enrollment in postsecondary education by 2000, and attainment of a postsecondary credential by 2000.
Online Availability:	Dowload, view and print the report as a pdf file. (482KB)
Cover Date:	June 2003
Web Release:	June 30, 2003
Print Release:	July 22, 2003
Publication #:	NCES 2003005 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Lisa Hudson
Type of Product:	Issue Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88)
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Issue Brief, please contact: Rebecca Bielamowicz.