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KEY FINDINGS 3
1. What control and level of institution did subbaccalaureate students first attend, what fields of study did they first pursue, and what was their enrollment intensity during their first 3 years? 4
2. What percentage of subbaccalaureate students earned a credential within 3 years, and how did completion rates vary by control and level of institution first attended, field of study, and... 6
3. How did labor market outcomes differ between subbaccalaureate completers and noncompleters? 9
TECHNICAL NOTES 11
REFERENCES 16
APPENDIX A. ESTIMATES AND STANDARD ERRORS 17
TABLE 1. FIELD OF STUDY 5
TABLE 2. COMPLETION STATUS 6
TABLE 3. COMPLETION BY FIELD OF STUDY 7
TABLE 4. EARNINGS BY COMPLETION STATUS, SEX, AND FIELD OF STUDY 9
FIGURE 1. INSTITUTION CONTROL AND LEVEL 4
FIGURE 2. ENROLLMENT INTENSITY 5
FIGURE 3. COMPLETION BY ENROLLMENT INTENSITY 8
Exhibits
Exhibit 1. Selected statistics for BPS: 12/14 data collections 11
Exhibit 2. Summary of nonresponse bias analysis results and differences between pre-and post-stratification estimates using panel weight, by first institution control and level: 2012 13
Exhibit 3. Results of analyses to assess item-level nonresponse bias among subbaccalaureate student sample members 14
Table A-1. Estimates and standard errors for figure 1. INSTITUTION CONTROL AND LEVEL Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of control and level of... 17
Table A-2. Estimates and standard errors for figure 2. ENROLLMENT INTENSITY Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of enrollment intensity through... 17
Table A-3. Estimates and standard errors for figure 3. COMPLETION BY ENROLLMENT INTENSITY Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of 3-year completion... 18
Table A-4. EMPLOYMENT-TO-POPULATION RATIO BY INSTITUTION CONTROL AND LEVEL Among 2011-12 subbaccalaureate students who did and did not complete a credential as of 2014,... 19
Table A-5. Standard errors for table 1. FIELD OF STUDY Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of field of study, by initial program level and sex: 2011-12 20
Table A-6. Standard errors for table 2. COMPLETION STATUS Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of 3-year completion and enrollment status, by initial... 20
Table A-7. Standard errors for table 3. COMPLETION BY FIELD OF STUDY Among 2011-12 first-time subbaccalaureate students, percentage distribution of 3-year completion and enrollment status,... 21
Table A-8. Standard errors for table 4. EARNINGS BY COMPLETION STATUS, SEX, AND FIELD OF STUDY Among 2011-12 subbaccalaureate students who did and did not complete a credential as of... 22