Full Title: Number of students entering post-secondary institutions.
Definition of Key Terms
Students: those reported in either Measure 2 or Measure 4A.
Post-secondary institutions may include two-year and four-year colleges.
Entering: means matriculating as a full-time or part-time student.
How to Calculate Measure/Collect Data
Either Measure 2 or Measure 4A is the denominator.
Registration records that confirm student enrollments or self report on follow up surveys.
This performance indicator is best suited for AmeriCorps programs that focus on preparing high school students for college.
• Can you develop a reasonable baseline or “comparison” group consisting of the population you plan to serve who enter post-secondary institutions? Or, what is the typical post-secondary school enrollment rate of the population you intend to serve? This will become your comparison group or serve as your baseline. The youth served in your program should have a higher rate of post-secondary school enrollment than this group.
Will you be able to set a “reach” target, the minimum anticipated percent of students participating in your education or mentoring program who you hope will enter a post-secondary institution; will the percentage you set challenge your program to reach that target?