College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and Degree Attainment in Florida: A First Look

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College Enrollment, Financial Aid, and

Degree Attainment in Florida:

A First Look

Donald E. Heller Donald E. Heller Jason C. DeRousie Jason C. DeRousie

23rd Annual Student Financial Aid 23rd Annual Student Financial Aid

Research Network Conference Research Network Conference

Providence, RI Providence, RI June 23, 2006 June 23, 2006

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Florida K

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20 Data Warehouse

Data on public high school and postsecondary institution

students in Florida

Our data

Cohorts of HS grads from 1995 (89,000) to 2003 (122,000)Cohorts of HS grads from 1995 (89,000) to 2003 (122,000)

Demographic and basic HS academic data (GPA, SAT, ACT, etc.)Demographic and basic HS academic data (GPA, SAT, ACT, etc.)

Public postsecondary enrollment data by termPublic postsecondary enrollment data by term

Public postsecondary degrees/certificatesPublic postsecondary degrees/certificates

Financial aid data by term (institutional, state, federal, private)Financial aid data by term (institutional, state, federal, private)

Wage data from UI records (for five years past last PSE Wage data from UI records (for five years past last PSE

enrollment) enrollment)

Data management is a huge problem; a single cohort of

students results in a file with over one million records

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Types of topics that can be addressed

High school

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to

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college transitions

College participation patternsCollege participation patterns

PSE enrollment patterns

Sector, level, termSector, level, term--byby--term, level, credit hour attainmentterm, level, credit hour attainment

Distribution of financial aid awards

Type, amountType, amount

PSE degree and certificate attainment

Type, timingType, timing

PSE labor market outcomes

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Limitations of the data

No HS data from students in private schools

No data on students attending private or out

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of

-

-state institutions

state institutions

Exception

: if they received a state financial aid award,

financial aid data are available

But

: 90% of Florida FTF in 2002 attended college in

-

-state

state

No wage data for students who leave the state,

or are not in the UI system

Presenting descriptive analyses today;

multivariate analyses still underway

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Student demographics

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1995 HS grads

Race % of total

% free/reduced lunch

Asian: Asian: 3%3% 15%15% Black: Black: 21%21% 36%36% Hispanic: Hispanic: 15%15% 29%29% White: White: 61%61% 7%7%

Average

HS GPA

SAT (M+V)

Asian:Asian: 2.992.99 1,0921,092 Black: Black: 2.372.37 910910 Hispanic: Hispanic: 2.512.51 996996 White: White: 2.762.76 1,0821,082

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Enrollment in FL public institutions

23% 36% 30% 27% 23% 37% _34% 28% 34% 45% 46% 43% 36% 43% _47% 43% 43% 20% _24% 31% 42% 20% 19% 29% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

Asian Black Hispanic White Asian Black Hispanic White

4-yr CC None

1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads

Highest level of enrollment by 2004

Highest level of enrollment by 2004-2005, by race-2005, by race

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Enrollment in FL public institutions

26% 37% 33% 40% 37% 43% 47% 45% 45% 43% 31% 16% 22% 15% 19% 29% 43% 28% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Didn't apply

Free Reduced Didn't

apply Free Reduced 4-yr CC None 1995 HS grads 2001 HS grads

Highest level of enrollment by 2004

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Bright Futures Scholarship Program

2.75 college GPA 2.75 college GPA 3.0 college GPA Renewal requirements None None 75 hours of comm. service in HS Other requirements 3.0 GPA SAT 440/440 ACT E/R/M 17/18/19 3.0 GPA 970 SAT/20 ACT 3.5 GPA 1270 SAT/28 ACT HS GPA/test requirements 75% of tuition and fees -- 75% of tuition and fees at 4-yr -- 100% at CC 100% of tuition and fees plus $600 Benefit** Gold Seal Vocational Medallion Scholars Academic Scholars*

* Top Academic Scholar in each county receives an additional $1,500/year

** An amount equivalent to tuition at a public institution is available to students attending an in-state, private institution

Began in the 1997

Began in the 1997-1998 academic year-1998 academic year Current requirements

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Bright Futures awards

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by race

-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 White Asian Hispanic Black Hispanic-white gap Black-white gap

Proportion of group in public 4

Proportion of group in public 4--yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*

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Bright Futures awards

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by free lunch status

-30% -20% -10% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Didn't apply Reduced Free Reduced Free Gap from non-applicants

Proportion of group in public 4

Proportion of group in public 4--yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*yr institutions receiving Bright Futures*

High school graduate cohorts

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Bachelor

’

s degree attainment

0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Asian Black Hispanic White Didn't apply Free Reduced

Proportion of group attaining a bachelor

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Conclusions and next steps

There are large differences in college

participation, attainment, and financial aid by

socioeconomic status

Some of these gaps have widened in the last

decade

Conduct multivariate analyses to look at

relationships between financial aid, enrollment

and degree attainment