A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Learning and Earning - January 1997

Tables 3 - 9 summarize the fellows recruited for the individual years covered by this study, 1985 - 1991. Degree completion was high, ranging from 89 percent to 100 percent for all years, except for FY 1988 which was 78 percent.

Table 8.--Number of Fellows by Degree Sought, Gender and Race: Fiscal Year 1990

Sex and Ethnicity Master's Post-Master's Doctor's Totals*
Recruited Degree Received Will Receive Recruited Degree Received Will Receive Recruited Degree Received Will Receive
Females

White

12 12   2 1   5   5 18
Black 4 4         3 1 2 7
Hispanic 1 1         1   1 2
SUBTOTALS 17 17   2 1   9 1 8 27
Males:

White

3 3         1   1 4
Black 1 1               1
SUBTOTALS 4 4         1   1 5
TOTALS 21 21   2 1   10 1 9 32
* These figures represent the totals of the columns Degree Received and Will Receive.

The data for FY 1990 indicate considerable success for the program in obtaining high degree completion rates. Of the 33 fellows recruited, all but 1 recieved or will receive their degrees--a 97 percent success rate. The success rate for males was 100 percent--4 percent higher than females. The success rate for minorities was 100 percent--4 percent higher than whites. The completion rate for master's and doctoral was 100 percent, while the post-master's was only 50 percent.


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