Using High School Data to Explore Early College Success on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Rentz, Bradley; Nardi, Chelsey; Holquist, Samantha; Simion, Karen; Pressler, Martin; Arens, Sheila (2021-06-22). Using High School Data to Explore Early College Success on Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia (Report). Washington, DC: Institute of Education Sciences. p. 25.

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Abstract: As of 2010, about 15 percent of residents older than age 25 on Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) had completed an associate degree or higher. To increase the number of college graduates, the Pohnpei Department of Education and the College of Micronesia--FSM are working together to improve the early college outcomes of their students. They noted that in 2018, 42 percent of applicants from Pohnpei to the College of Micronesia--FSM were not admitted or were admitted to a one-year nondegree certificate program. No studies have examined possible links between high school academic preparation in the FSM and early college success outcomes, such as the college entrance test result. Examining these links could inform strategies to improve degree attainment. Using data on Pohnpei public high school graduates from 2016 to 2018 provided by the Pohnpei Department of Education and the College of Micronesia--FSM, this study examined high school academic preparation characteristics