Characteristics of Associate’s Degree Attainers and Time to Associate’s Degree

Title:	Characteristics of Associate’s Degree Attainers and Time to Associate’s Degree
Description:	These Web Tables provide estimates on completion times for undergraduate students who entered postsecondary education for the first time in 2003–04 and whose first degree attained by spring 2009 was an associate’s degree using data from the 2004/09 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study. Results are shown by enrollment, demographic, and employment characteristics and are presented separately for students who attended exclusively full time and students who ever attended part time.
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Cover Date:	March 2012
Web Release:	March 5, 2012
Publication #:	NCES 2012271
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Caitlin Green and David Radwin
Type of Product:	Tables
Survey/Program Areas:	Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS)
Keywords:	Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Career/Technical Education Community Colleges Coursetaking/Transcripts Degrees Conferred in Higher Education Degrees Earned Educational Attainment Educational Goals Gender Graduation Rates, Postsecondary Higher Education • community colleges • Remedial education • two-year colleges Longitudinal Studies Occupational Programs Part-Time Enrollment in Higher Education Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Postsecondary Education • graduation rates • institutional characteristics • outcomes • persistence and attainment • student characteristics • transcript studies Postsecondary Education Transcripts (PETS) Preparation for Work Remedial Education Student Outcomes Students • transition from college to work Vocational Education
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