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Economic Conditions and Participation in Minnesota Post-Secondary ...

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Content Inside: Economic Conditions and Participation in Minnesota Post-Secondary Education 19901996 Prepared by Staff of the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office June 2000 Minnesota Higher Education Services Office 1450 Energy Park Drive Suite 350 Saint Paul MN 55108-5227 Telephone 651 642-0533 800 657-3866 FAX 651 642-0675 E-Mail info@heso.state.mn.us World Wide Web http://www.mheso.state.mn.us For the hearing impaired: TTY Relay 800 627-3529 This document can be made available in an alternative format by calling 651 642-0533 1 A participation rate is defined as the percentage of new high school graduates in a given year that enroll in a Minnesota post-secondary institution the fall term immediately following their high school graduation. Data on the number of new high school graduates are drawn from the Department of Children Families and Learning. Data on post-secondary enrollment are derived from a database maintained by the Higher Education Services Office. June 2000 Economic Conditions and Participation Minnesota Higher Education Services Office 1 Executive Summary For many years Minnesota educators have assumed that economic conditions affect participation in post-secondary education. Analysis conducted by the Higher Education Services Office provides statistical evidence that these relationships exist in Minnesota. In December 1998 the Minnesota House Research Department released the report Participation of New High School Graduates in Higher Education which documented declining participation rates in most areas of the state. 1 The Services Office study agrees with the following statements made in the House Research report: + The participation rate declined steadily in the 1990s. + It is more pronounced in Greater Minnesota. + The decline is not due to an increase in students enrolling in out-of-state institutions. + The increase in average freshman ACT scores may indicate that the decline in participation is a result of fewer students with lower ...

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