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DCTAG

District of Columbia Tuition Assistance Grant Program

(DCTAG)

Accomplishments & Facts

July 2013


DCTAG

DCTAG Accomplishments

Since DCTAG awarded the first student in 2000 the program:

• helped 19,6641 students enroll in college; • awarded $317.5 2 million to over 600 institutions; and

• celebrated 6,264 3 students’ college graduation.

DCTAG’s: • overall graduation rate4 is 55.5%; and, • six year graduation rate is 48.5%5.

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1As of April 24, 2013 2 As of academic year 2011/2012 3 As of the 2006/2007 cohort 4 Reflects the 2000/2001 through 2006/2007 cohort 5 As of the 2005/2006 cohort

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DCTAG

1,943

2,944

3,760

4,337 4,759 4,631 4,452 4,580 4,686

5,070 5,103 5,253

DCTAG Enrollment Overall

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Academic Year 2000/2001 through 2011/2012

The number of students enrolled 2011/2012 increased 1701.4% since 2000/2001. The number of students enrolled 2011/2012 increased 18.0% since 2006/2007.


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment by High School Type

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Academic Year 2006/2007 through 2011/2012 (% of Total Across Years)

0.2% 0.6% 1.2% 2.9%

16.0%

27.1%

52.0%

Home School

GED Program

Unknown

Public Outside DC

Charter School

Private

Public


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment by Ward

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* Unknown is primarily Ward of Court students.

Individual years reflects proportions within 1% of all year proportion

6.4%

3.7%

10.0%

20.8%

17.0%

8.6%

18.5%

14.5%

0.4%


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment by Income

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$0.00-$22,000 $22,001-$44,000 $44,001-$63,000 $63,001-$87,000 $87,001 andabove

30.2%

23.1%

12.6%

9.5%

24.6%

Income Range % Change from 2008/2009 to

2011/2012 $0.00-$22,000 34.1%

$22,001-$44,000 -4.2% $44,001-$63,000 -6.2% $63,001-$87,000 -13.4%

$87,001 and above -21.6%


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment by Income

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Academic Year 2011/2012 (% of Total)

$0.00-$44,000 $44,001-$63,000 $63,001-$87,000 $87,001 and above

58.0%

11.7% 8.9%

21.4% • The District of Columbia 2011 median household income was $55,2511.

• The U.S. 2011 median household income was $50,0541.

1 U.S. Census Bureau: Median Household Income by State


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment Institution Sector

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267 393 421 461 502 422 309 356 408 627 629 650

1676

2551

3337

3874

4257 4209 4142 4223 4278 4443 4474 4603

2-Year 4-Year


DCTAG

DCTAG Enrollment Institution Type

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465 693

971 1053 1110 960 886 861 944 1033 1084 1103

1478

2251

2789

3284

3649 3670 3566 3719 3742

4037 4019 4150

Private, Non-Profit Public


DCTAG

DCTAG Awards

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Academic Year 2000/2001 through 2011/2012 (Dollars in Millions)

$9.1

$14.7

$20.2

$25.1

$29.0 $30.5

$29.2 $30.5

$30.9 $32.5 $32.4

$33.4

Awards increased 3.4% from 2010/2011 to 2011/2012.


DCTAG

DCTAG Awards Average Award Overall

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Academic Year 2000/2001 through 2011/2012 (Dollars in Thousands)

$4,683

$5,004

$5,362

$5,790

$6,102

$6,580

$6,567 $6,660 $6,590

$6,404 $6,341 $6,368

The 2011/2012 Average award amount increased 0.4% compared to 2010/2011.


DCTAG

DCTAG Awards Average Award by Sector

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Academic Year 2000/2001 through 2011/2012 (Dollars in Thousands)

$2,

816

$2,

905

$2,

951

$3,

098

$3,

259

$3,

505

$2,

084

$2,

121

$2,

121

$2,

175

$2,

034

$2,

083

$4,

968

$5,

320

$5,

670

$6,

097

$6,

424

$6,

872

$6,

896

$7,

037

$7,

012

$6,

993

$6,

940

$6,

973

Avg. 2 Year Avg 4 Year


DCTAG

DCTAG Students Paid $10,000 Maximum (per year)

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Academic Year 2000/2001 through 2011/2012 (Number of Students)

81

202

386

644

922

1,059 1,010

1,223

1,384

1,508 1,518 1,521


DCTAG

DCTAG Awards by State

DCTAG Award Range by State (AY 2000/2001 through 2011/2012)

$50M-$67M $30M-$49M $25k-$199k $200k-$1M $0 $1.1M-$29M

74% of DCTAG students cluster close to home attending institutions in: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Delaware and the District of Columbia (ranked by awards paid) VI

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DCTAG

DCTAG Awards by State

Academic Year 2011/2012

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State Students Enrolled

Award Amount State

Students Enrolled

Award Amount State

Students Enrolled

Award Amount

AK 1 $9,656 KY 28 $250,216 OH 146 $1,074,393 AL 39 $233,213 LA 22 $99,674 OK 23 $204,347 AR 13 $35,670 MA 24 $213,040 OR 9 $81,790 AZ 23 $216,160 MD 1161 $6,289,009 PA 527 $4,010,991 CA 33 $260,475 ME 2 $25,000 RI 5 $50,000 CO 31 $283,269 MI 87 $809,830 SC 106 $674,737 CT 5 $50,000 MO 4 $17,963 TN 31 $253,556 DC 548 $1,258,120 MS 6 $50,742 TX 37 $313,496 DE 190 $1,484,611 MT 2 $20,000 UT 3 $20,245 FL 110 $730,000 NC 607 $4,068,245 VA 865 $6,684,731 GA 95 $404,291 NE 1 $10,000 VI 1 $7,980 HI 4 $35,000 NH 13 $99,680 VT 60 $564,888 IA 5 $55,000 NJ 29 $267,910 WA 19 $176,667 IL 4 $33,334 NM 8 $44,080 WI 37 $355,649 IN 22 $181,092 NV 2 $17,435 WV 204 $968,253 KS 7 $48,712 NY 53 $402,390 WY 1 $4,365 Total 5253 $ 33,449,904


DCTAG

Academic Year 2011/2012

DCTAG Ten Most Attended States

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State Students Enrolled

Award Amount

MD 1161 $6,289,009 VA 865 $6,684,731 NC 607 $4,068,245 DC 548 $1,258,120 PA 527 $4,010,991 WV 204 $968,253 DE 190 $1,484,611 OH 146 $1,074,393 FL 110 $730,000 SC 106 $674,737


DCTAG

Low Income AfricanAmerican

DCTAG National White

30.0%

40.6%

48.5%

58.3%

63.8%

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DCTAG 6-Year Graduation Rates

1 American Enterprise Institution. Nat'l & AA, Nat'l Diplomas and Drop Outs: Which Colleges Actually Graduate Their Students (and Which Don’t), June 2009. (Cohort 2003).

2 The Education Trust. 2012. Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree attainment by improving graduation rates and closing gaps for African-American students. (Cohort 2004.)

3 National Student Clearing House and The DC OneApp Data Repository. Cohort 2005. 4 National Center for Education Statistics. First Look. 2012. (Cohort 2004)

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DCTAG 2005 Cohort

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2

3

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Average of Low Income, African American, National and White is 48.2%.

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DCTAG

DCTAG Employment

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DCTAG (graduates and non-

graduates)

National(Bachelor's Degree or

Higher)

National(at Least Some College

Education)

77.7% 73.5%

64.5%

A higher percent of DCTAG survey participants are employed than populations with comparable education levels.

1 Source: Reingold. DCTAG Online Survey. 2 Bureau of Labor Statistics http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat3.pdf

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http://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat3.pdf

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