High School Draw: Direct Entry Enrollment of Dade County Public High School Graduates--Annual Report Year Data 1991-92 through 1995-96. Research Report No. 96-03R.

For a number of years, analyses have been conducted each fall term to determine changes in the draw of high school graduates to Florida's Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) from the Dade County Public Schools (DCPS). Findings of the fall term 1995 study, including comparisons to data from studies conducted over the past 5 years, include the following: (1) in 1995-96, there were 13,831 prior year high school graduates from DCPS, with 5,568 of these enrolled at MDCC; (2) 26% of White non-Hispanic graduates, 31% of Black non-Hispanics, and 50% of Hispanics were enrolled at the college in fall 1995; (3) while the number of DCPS high school graduates increased 7.7% from 1991-92 to 1995-96, the number who enrolled at MDCC decreased 5.4%; (4) the number of White non-Hispanic high school graduates decreased by 20% over the 5-year period, while the number enrolling at MDCC decreased a dramatic 37%; (5) the number of Black non-Hispanic graduates increased 7% over the period, while the percent draw to MDCC remained stable at 31% to 35%; (6) over the 5 years, Hispanic high school graduates increased 23%, but the number enrolled at the college increased less than 2%; and (7) 9 out of 25 DCPS schools had increases in the number of high school graduates enrolled at MDCC. Results by MDCC's North, Kendall, Wolfstead, and Homestead campuses are included. (HAA)