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Project Overview

In May 2022, the Office of the Governor of the State of Illinois commissioned a study on how students were making postsecondary education decisions. In collaboration with state agencies, IWERC designed and implemented a survey for high school seniors in Illinois that asked students about the factors that influenced their decisions to pursue higher education, including their views on in-state versus out-of-state colleges. In this series, we present findings through several reports on 4-year college goers, 2-year college goers, non-college goers, and the pandemic’s effects on college decision-making. We also include a technical reference guide which serves as the methodological document for all our reports.

Report 1. Cost, location, and academics:

How Illinois high school seniors decide on a 4-year college

By Mariana Barragan Torres, Ph.D., Meg S. Bates, Ph.D.

 

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Key Takeaways

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Illinois College-Going Survey Series
Illinois College-Going Survey Series

Report 2: Close and Cost-Effective:

How Illinois High School Seniors Decide on a 2-Year College

By Mariana Barragan Torres, Ph.D., Meg S. Bates, Ph.D.

 

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Report 3:

Viewpoints of Illinois High School Seniors Who Do Not Attend College

By Mariana Barragan Torres, Ph.D., Meg S. Bates, Ph.D.

 

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Illinois College-Going Survey Series
Illinois College-Going Survey Series

Report 4:

Post-Secondary Student Choice During the Pandemic in Illinois

By Mariana Barragan Torres & Paul Hatch

 

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Technical Guide for the 2022 Illinois College Going Survey Series

By Mariana Barragan Torres, Ph.D.

 

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Illinois College-Going Survey Series

Project Team

Mariana Barragan Torres

Mariana Barragan Torres

Research Specialist, IWERC

Project Lead


marianab@uillinois.edu

Meg Bates

Meg Bates

Director of IWERC

 


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Paul Hatch

Graduate Student Researcher, IWERC