An Introduction to “Early College”

Dominic J. Brewer (), Stefanie Stern and June Ahn
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Dominic J. Brewer: Center on Educational Governance, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California
Stefanie Stern: RAND Corporation
June Ahn: Center on Educational Governance, Rossier School of Education, University of Southern California

Education Finance and Policy, 2007, vol. 2, issue 2, 175-187

Abstract: Several national and international assessments have demonstrated that there has been little improvement in the performance of American high school students in recent decades. High school students are increasingly underprepared for transition into college-level course-work. One new approach to high school redesign, “early college,” seeks to address these issues. The model features a rigorous academic course of study that engages students in college-level work in grades nine through fourteen. Early college is a subset of dual enrollment programs providing opportunities for students to complete high school and college credits with the same courses. The goal is to prepare students academically for college-level coursework while easing the transition to higher education. Early college offers promise in directly addressing student academic performance, attrition rates, and readiness for college, but further research is needed to determine its efficacy and scalability. © 2007 American Education Finance Association

Keywords: college-level courses; dual enrollment programs; academic performance; student performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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