Factors Influencing Higher Education Access for Appalachian Ohio Students 1992 and 2008

1. Factors Influencing Higher Education Access for Appalachian Ohio Students1992 and 2008 Brenda Haas, Ed.D. Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education bhaas@shawnee.edu Marsha Lewis Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs Ohio University lewism5@ohio.edu

2. 1992 Initial Appalachian Access and Success Study Appalachian Ohio College Access and Retention Study 2008/2009 Longitudinal Study of HS Seniors, Parents, Counselors, College Seniors 2007 New Appalachian Access study launched. 1st Report Released (Analysis of secondary data) Desired Outcome: current and better data to support workforce development, regional competitiveness, opportunities for Appalachian Ohio residents

3. Partners in Study • Ohio Appalachian Center for Higher Education (OACHE) • Ohio Board of Regents • Ohio College Access Network • Ohio College Tech Prep Study is being conducted by Ohio University’s Voinovich School of Leadership and Public Affairs and Center for Higher Education

4. Secondary Data Analysis • A lower % of Appalachian Ohio students take a high school curriculum to prepare them for college. • Postsecondary Options participation roughly equal in Appalachian vs. Non-Appalachian Ohio. • Advanced Placement participation lower in Appalachian Ohio

5. Secondary Data Analysis • 40% of recent HS grads from Appalachian Ohio enrolled in Ohio public (and some private) colleges in 2004, compared to 45% statewide. • Persistence rate from first to second year lower for Appalachian Ohio students.

6. 2008 Appalachian Ohio High School Seniors 2009 College Freshmen or First Year Workforce Surveys • Post HS Plans • Preparation for College • Career Plans • Demographics • Barriers to Higher Education • Post HS Plan Outcome • Preparedness for College • Career Plan Evolution • Demographics • Challenges

8. 2008 Appalachian College Students Finishing a Degree Program 2009 College Grads in First Year Workforce or Graduate School Surveys • Trajectory while in college • Post College Plans • Preparation for College • Career & Location Plans • Barriers to Degree Completion • Post College Outcomes • Preparedness for Workforce • Career Plan Evolution • Location • Challenges

9. 2008 High School Senior Survey Respondents 1,145 respondents from 25 high schools 96% white 54% female 47% of respondents reported neither parent had any formal education beyond high school

10. Fall High School Survey Preliminary Findings

11. Preparedness • 72 percent of 2008 respondents report that they are educationally prepared for college, compared to 58 percent of the respondents in the 1992 survey. • 70 percent of the 2008 graduates report participating in a college prep or college tech prep curriculum

12. Location of College 1992 and 2008

13. College Plans

14. Barriers 1992 and 2008

15. Barriers • In 2008, 37 percent of students indicate they cannot afford college, compared to 33 percent of the 1992 respondents.

18. Career Choices

19. School Counselor Interviews-Barriers • Cost and lack of information about the cost and financial aid are cited by counselors as the biggest barriers to high education.

20. School Counselor Interviews-Perspectives on Parents • Many counselors think that parents view college as an option in a more positive way than they may have in the past. • Parents are often overwhelmed by the process of college application and the federal form for student assistance. • few parents who have planned financially for their child’s education.

21. Full reports from Appalachian Access studies available at: http://www.oache.org/downloads/index.php http://www.voinovichschool.ohio.edu/Publications.aspx