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HEA: TRIO McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement - FY 2006


CFDA Number: 84.217A - TRIO - McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement

Program Goal: Increase the percentage of low-income, first-generation college students who successfully pursue postsecondary education opportunities.
Objective 1 of 1: Increase postsecondary persistence and completion rates of low-income, first-generation individuals in the academic pipeline.
Indicator 1.1 of 1: Graduate school enrollment and persistence: Percentages of McNair participants enrolling and persisting in graduate school.
 
Measure 1.1.1 of 1: The percentages of TRIO McNair participants enrolling and persisting in graduate school.
Year Actual Performance Performance Targets
 
Enrollment Persistence
Enrollment Persistence
1999
35 48
   
2000
35 75
35 48
2001
40 66
35 48
2002
39 65
35 48
2003
36 78
36 75
2004
45.30 77.70
36 75
2005
   
36 70
2006
   
37 79
2007
   
37 79
2008
   
37.50 79.50
2009
   
37.50 79.50
2010
   
38 80
2011
   
38 80

Source: Grantee Performance Report, Performance Report for the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program.

Frequency: Annually.

Next Data Available: November 2006

Limitations: The primary data source is the annual performance report that comprises self-reported data.
 
Explanation: Enrollment refers to immediate enrollment in graduate school for B.A. recipients. This is a long term measure.
 


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