Effects of Types of Early College Courses on Student Outcomes OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ANALYSIS Dr. Lawrence J. Redlinger Dr. Su Chuan Rita He [email protected] DECEMBER, 2016 Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ............................................................................................................ 8 METHODOLOGY ....................................................................................................................................... 9 FIRST-TIME-IN-COLLEGE STUDENTS ................................................................................................ 11 Student Characteristics ........................................................................................................................... 11 Scholarship Status ................................................................................................................................... 14 High School Rank ................................................................................................................................... 15 Time to Degree ........................................................................................................................................ 16 Student Retention, 4-year & 6-year Performance Interaction Effects .................................................... 18 Independent School District .................................................................................................................... 19 Dallas Independent School District ..................................................................................................... 22 Plano Independent School District ...................................................................................................... 27 High School of Origin ............................................................................................................................. 32 Academic Unit of Choice ........................................................................................................................ 35 Early College Coursework Awarded by Major ....................................................................................... 40 History................................................................................................................................................. 41 Government ......................................................................................................................................... 46 English ................................................................................................................................................ 50 Math .................................................................................................................................................... 55 Regression Models .................................................................................................................................. 61 Dummy-coded of the Predictor Variables .......................................................................................... 62 Outcome Variable: First year GPA ..................................................................................................... 62 Outcome Variable: First Year Retention and 4-Year Retention ......................................................... 65 MINORITY STUDENTS ........................................................................................................................... 68 Minority Student Characteristics Disaggregation .................................................................................. 68 Interaction Effects of Early College Groups and Ethnicity .................................................................... 70 Regression Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 71 DUAL CREDIT (DC) ONLY STUDENTS ............................................................................................... 76 Academic Characteristics by DC Hours Taken Category ...................................................................... 76 Time to Degree by DC Hours Taken Category ....................................................................................... 77 External Educational Institutional Origins of Dual Credit .................................................................... 78 Regression Analysis ................................................................................................................................ 78 Page 1 of 93 CONCLUSION ........................................................................................................................................... 83 REFERENCE .............................................................................................................................................. 92 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................................................. 93 Page 2 of 93 List of Tables Table 1 Distribution of Population by Type of Early College Coursework ................................. 11 Table 2 Distribution of Early College Groups by Gender ............................................................ 12 Table 3 Distribution of Early College Groups by Ethnicity ......................................................... 13 Table 4 Distribution of Early College Groups by Ethnicity ......................................................... 13 Table 5 Academic Characteristics & Performance by Early-College Groups .............................. 14 Table 6 Scholarship Status by Early-College Groups ................................................................... 15 Table 7 High School Rank by Early College Groups (Excluding those with no rank) ................ 15 Table 8 Graduation Rate by Early-College Groups for FTIC 2010 Cohort ................................. 17 Table 9 Graduation Rate by Early-College Groups for FTIC 2010, 2011, 2012 Cohorts (n=4,710) ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 10 Academic Performance of Early College Groups by Gender, Ethnicity & Scholarship Status ............................................................................................................................................. 18 Table 11 High School by Early College Groups .......................................................................... 20 Table 12 High School by Ethnicity ............................................................................................... 21 Table 13 Academic Performance of Early College Groups by High School ............................... 22 Table 14 Distribution of Gender, Ethnicity & Scholarship Status for Dallas ISD Students ........ 23 Table 15 Distribution of High School for Dallas ISD Students .................................................... 24 Table 16 Academic Performance by Dallas ISD High School ..................................................... 26 Table 17 Distribution of Gender, Ethnicity & Scholarship Status for Plano ISD Students.......... 27 Table 18 Distribution of High School for Plano ISD Students ..................................................... 28 Table 19 Academic Performance by Plano ISD High School ...................................................... 30 Table 20 Fall to Fall Retention by Early College Groups ............................................................ 30 Table 21 4-Year Graduation by Early College Groups ................................................................ 31 Table 22 6-Year Graduation by Early College Groups ................................................................ 31 Table 23 FTIC Enrollment by High School .................................................................................. 32 Table 24 FTIC 2010-2015 Enrollment by Early College Groups by High School ...................... 34 Table 25 Academic Unit by Early College Groups ...................................................................... 35 Table 26 Academic Performance by Early College Groups by Academic Unit........................... 36 Table 27 Top 20 Majors at UT Dallas .......................................................................................... 37 Table 28 Top 20 Majors at UT Dallas by Early College Groups ................................................. 38 Table 29 Academic Performance by Early College Groups by Major ......................................... 40 Table 30 Top 10 Subjects Awarded by UT Dallas ....................................................................... 40 Table 31 History-Related Courses by Types of Early College Courses ....................................... 41 Table 32 Top 15 Majors for Students Who Took History-Related Courses................................. 41 Table 33 Percent of Students Who Took History-Related Dual Credit Courses by Major .......... 43 Table 34 Percent of Students Who Took History-Related AP Courses by Major ........................ 44 Table 35 Percent of Students Who Took History-Related IB Courses by Major ......................... 45 Table 36 Government-Related Courses by Types of Early College Courses ............................... 46 Table 37 Top 15 Majors for Students