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How Do Two Year Colleges Serve Recent High School Graduates?

This study utilized data available through the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 to explore patterns of post secondary schooling within this sample. The data set provided a nationwide stratified sample of the graduating class of 1972 with an extensive base-year survey done prior to graduation in 1972 and with subsequent follow-up surveys done one and one half years after graduation, two and one half years after graduation, and four years after graduation. Retention rate in the survey was maintained above the 90 percent level for all three follow-ups, thereby producing a large data set needed for longitudinal analysis. Educational aspirations for the entire sample were tabulated and the possibility of educational aspirations varying by race was explored. Patterns of attendance at two and four year colleges were identified using status (SES), aptitude and race as variables of interest. Finally, patterns of educational achievement were identified using educational attainment, race and type of college first attended; the patterns identified were then checked for the effect of status and aptitude.