Page 1 DOCUMENT RESUME ED 388 370 JC 950 557 TITLE 1993-94
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 388 370 JC 950 557 TITLE 1993-94 Running Start: A Progress Report to the 1995 Legislature. INSTITUTION Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia.; Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. PUB DATE Jan 95 NOTE 26p.; For a 1991 progress report, see ED 338 288. PUB TYPE Reports Descriptive (141) Statistical Data (110) EDRS PRICE MFOI/PCO2 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Acceleration (Education); Advanced Placement; *College Bound Students; *College Credits; College Preparation; *College School Cooperation; Community Colleges; *Dual Enrollment; Grade Point Average; High Schools; *High School Students; Partnerships in Education; Program Effectiveness; Student Characteristics; Two Year Colleges IDENTIFIERS *Washington ABSTRACT The Running Start program was created by the Washington State Legislature in 1990 to allow qualified Ilth and 12th grade high school students to take college-level courses at community and technical colleges. In fall 1994, 5,334 high school students were enrolled in college classes through the program, representing about 4% of the total high school juniors and seniors in the state. The colleges arc reimbursed by K-12 districts at a rate of $74 per credit in academic and $96 per credit in vocational programs. The fall 1994 Running Start students had the following characteristics:(1) 66% of the participants were attending college full-time;(2) 61% were female and 12% were students of color;(3) 48% were working part-time while attending, while 27. were working full-time;(4) 90% were taking academic classes; (5) 17. were disabled; (6) the average grade point average of program students was approximately 2.8, approximately the same as the average of regular college freshmen; and (7) low-income students appear to be less likely than higher income students to participate in the program, an issue which is being addressed by the provision of assistance for books and fees by two-year colleges.
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