Patterns and Consequences of Delay in Postsecondary Education

Title:	Patterns and Consequences of Delay in Postsecondary Education
Description:	This report describes the patterns of delay in entering 4-year, 2-year, and less than 2-year postsecondary institutions for 1972, 1980 and 1982 high school graduates. Two types of delay were studied: delay in beginning at a particular type of institution, and stopping out for a period of time before returning.
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Cover Date:	February 1990
Web Release:	February 12, 1990
Print Release:	February 12, 1990
Publication #:	NCES 90346 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Carl Schmitt
Type of Product:	Statistical Analysis Report
Survey/Program Areas:	High School and Beyond (HS&B) National Longitudinal Study of the H.S. Class of 1972 (NLS-72)
Keywords:	Postsecondary Education • persistence and attainment
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