Sentences with phrase «postsecondary after high school graduation»

Proceeds from the night benefited NvRAEF's educational and scholarship programs, such as ProStart, a national high school culinary and restaurant management program that teaches students the skills and knowledge needed to enter the workforce or to continue to postsecondary after high school graduation.

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At Central Education Center, a new charter school south of this city, some students will have their pick of $ 35,000 - a-year jobs right after graduation because of the opportunities they have here to take postsecondary - level technical courses while finishing high school.

College enrollment in the first year after high school graduation: Percentage of high school students who enrolled in a two - or four - year postsecondary institution in the academic year immediately following graduation.

College enrollment in the first two years after high school graduation: Percentage of high school students who enrolled in a two - or four - year postsecondary institution in the first two years following graduation.

This is the percentage of students enrolled in the first year after high school graduation who remained enrolled in postsecondary education in the second year.

College enrollment in the first fall after high school graduation: Percentage of high school students who enrolled in a two - or four - year postsecondary institution in the fall semester immediately following graduation.

They also had statistically significantly higher postsecondary grade point averages one year after high school graduation.

Finally, dual enrollment students had earned more postsecondary credits three years after high school graduation (indicating that they had made more progress toward a degree).

Under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006, states are provided with funding to develop the technical skills of secondary and postsecondary students who elect to enroll in CTE programs.46 Currently, 12.5 million high school and college students are enrolled in CTE programs.47 These programs help keep students in school; the graduation rate of CTE students is about 90 percent, 15 percentage points higher than the national average.48 However, research on their effectiveness is still in the preliminary stages.49 The best and most effective CTE programs are linked to and supported by local business or industry; provide real - world experiences or work opportunities; give students tangible outcomes such as an industry credential or college credit; and create pathways for pursuing college or career after graduation.50