Dual Enrollment of High School Students at Postsecondary Institutions

Table 8-A.
Standard errors of the percentage distribution of Title IV degree-granting institutions
with dual enrollment programs indicating whether the curriculum of programs was
specially designed for high school students or the same as for regular college students,
by institution type and size: 12-month academic year, 2002–03
Institution type and size
The same as for regular
college students
Specially designed
for high school students
It varied
All institutions.................................. 1.4 0.7 1.2
Institution type
Public 2-year ...................................... 2.2 0.9 1.7
Public 4-year ...................................... 1.6 ‡ 1.5
Private 4-year..................................... 3.2 2.3 2.1
Size of institution
Less than 3,000 .................................. 2.4 1.2 2.1
3,000 to 9,999 .................................... 1.7 0.7 1.5
10,000 or more ................................... 0.1 # #
‡Reporting standards not met. Too few cases for a reliable estimate.
#Rounds to zero.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Postsecondary Education Quick Information System
(PEQIS), “Dual Enrollment Programs and Courses for High School Students,” PEQIS 14, 2004.
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