| Title: | 2012 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:12) Postsecondary Education Transcript Study (PETS): Data File Documentation |
| Description: | This publication describes the methodology used in the 2012/17 Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study Postsecondary Education Transcript Study. BPS:12 PETS is the third data release for a study of a nationally representative sample of first-time beginning postsecondary students who were surveyed 3 times over 6 academic years, in 2011-12, 2014, and 2017. Postsecondary academic transcripts were requested from all institutions attended by sample members. These transcript data include detailed information, by institution attended and by time periods, on enrollment, degree programs, fields of study, course taking, credit accumulation, and academic performance. |
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| Cover Date: | December 2020 |
| Web Release: | December 4, 2020 |
| Publication #: | NCES 2021176 |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Associated Centers: | IES |
| Authors: | Michael Bryan Samuel Austin Caperton Darryl Cooney Kristin Dudley |
| Type of Product: | User's Manual/Data File Documentation |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS) Postsecondary Education Transcript Collections (PETS) |
| Keywords: |
Academic Persistence
Bachelor's Degrees Beginning Students in Postsecondary Education Bias Analysis Community Colleges Cost of Higher Education Data Interpretation Data Use Degrees Earned Distance Education Educational Attainment Employment Enrollment Higher Education Longitudinal Studies Persistence to Completion of Students in Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Questions: |
For questions about the content of this User's Manual/Data File Documentation, please contact: David Richards. |