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Postsecondary Student Tracking: Key Areas and Data Sources

This article highlights key areas of focus for tracking postsecondary students, including transition from high school, persistence, graduation rates, employment outcomes, and more. It also discusses relevant data sources and issues associated with tracking students.

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Postsecondary Student Tracking: Key Areas and Data Sources

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  1. NEDM Postsecondary and Workforce Component Barbara S. Clements, Ph.D.

  2. Key Areas of Focus for Now • Transition from High School to College • Transcripts • Deficiencies/Remediation • Percentage attending • Advanced placement

  3. Key Areas (continued) • Postsecondary persistence • Mobility • Transfers from community colleges to 4-year colleges • Variations in subgroup persistence • Persistence and attrition in different types of programs

  4. Key Areas (continued) • Graduation/Completion of Schooling • Length to graduation • Licenses/credentials received • Entry into the Work Place • Employment rate after completion • Match with degree/content area • Tracking teacher success with students

  5. Sources of Data • PESC Core Main, including transcripts, admissions application, course inventory • State P-20 data systems • NCES Handbook • Bureau of Labor Statistics

  6. Issues Associated with Tracking Postsecondary Students • Out-of-State students • Private postsecondary institutions • Motivation to attend postsecondary institutions

  7. Guidance

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