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The Opening Doors DemonstrationAppendix Table B.6Selected Characteristics of 12-Month Survey Respondents, by Research Group:Owens Community CollegeLorain County Community College and Owens Community College ReportCharacteristic (%)Full Program ControlSample Group GroupGenderMale 26.3 26.2 26.4Female 73.7 73.8 73.6Age in years18-20 38.0 38.1 37.921-25 32.1 32.2 31.926-30 19.7 18.8 20.631-34 10.3 10.9 9.6Marital statusMarried 15.0 13.8 16.2Unmarried 85.0 86.2 83.8Race/ethnicity aHispanic/Latino 8.6 9.4 7.9Black, non-Hispanic 37.0 39.9 34.2 *White, non-Hispanic 50.0 46.2 53.7 **Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9 1.6 0.2 **Other b 3.5 3.0 4.0Has one child or more 52.4 52.9 51.9Household receiving any government benefits c 44.9 47.5 42.4 *Financially dependent on parents 22.9 23.0 22.7Ever employed 97.4 98.2 96.5 *Currently employed 56.8 55.8 57.7Highest grade completed8th or lower 1.3 0.8 1.79th 3.2 3.0 3.510th 5.5 5.3 5.611th 6.1 6.7 5.612th 83.9 84.3 83.6Diplomas/degrees earned dHigh school diploma 79.2 79.6 78.9General Educational Development (GED) certificate 19.3 18.5 20.1Occupational/technical certificate 7.2 7.7 6.8(continued)100
Table B.6 (continued)Characteristic (%)Full Program ControlSample Group GroupDate of high school graduation/GED receiptDuring the past year 28.0 28.0 28.0Between 1 and 5 years ago 31.9 31.7 32.2More than 5 years ago 40.1 40.3 39.8Main reason for enrolling in college dTo complete a certificate program 8.9 9.3 8.5To obtain an associate’s degree 45.2 43.5 46.9To transfer to a 4-year college/university 25.8 25.7 25.9To obtain/update job skills 14.5 15.2 13.7Other 8.5 8.7 8.3First person in family to attend college 36.0 34.9 37.1Completed any college courses/credits 44.3 46.8 41.7 *Working personal computer in home 62.5 62.9 62.2Owns or has access to a working car 86.9 88.9 85.0 *Language other than English spoken regularly in home 5.4 7.5 3.3 ***U.S. citizen 98.9 99.0 98.8Region in which respondent was bornNorth America 97.4 96.3 98.4 **Asia 0.6 0.8 0.4Latin America and the Caribbean 0.3 0.2 0.4Other e 1.7 2.7 0.8 **Region in which respondent’s mother was born fNorth America 96.0 94.8 97.2 *Asia 0.8 1.2 0.4Latin America and the Caribbean 0.6 0.8 0.4Other e 2.6 3.1 2.0Sample size 1,032 512 520(continued)101
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Funders of the Opening Doors Projec
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ContentsOverviewList of Tables, Fig
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PrefaceIf approved by Congress, the
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guidance on the study. Thomas Brock
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• The Ohio colleges successfully
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Program group members were assigned
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Chapter 1IntroductionOver the last
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The Opening Doors DemonstrationTabl
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of literature exist on career couns
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Lorain and Owens Financial Aid Data
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Chapter 3The Implementation of the
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Program Control Difference Standard
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Program SemestersTable 4.1 (page 47
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