Short-Term Enrollment in Postsecondary Education: Student Background and Institutional Differences in Reasons for Early Departure, 1996–98

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)
Keywords:	Postsecondary Education • outcomes • persistence and attainment
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