Where Do Recent High School Graduates Go After Oakton?

Using the National Student Clearinghouse data, we recently looked at transfer institutions for recent high school graduates who attended Oakton in at least one semester after high school (see reverse side for information on the Clearinghouse).  Specifically, we examined transfer patterns for the 957 class of 2000 and 2001 high school graduates from Evanston, Glenbrook North, Glenbrook South, Maine East, Maine South, Maine West, New Trier, Niles North, and Niles West High Schools who attended Oakton in at least one fall or spring semester after high school and who last attended Oakton before fall 2003.  Of these students, 395 (41%) enrolled in at least one other college or university that participates in the Clearinghouse.  Twenty-five students enrolled in two schools after Oakton, and one student enrolled in three schools after Oakton.  Where did they go?  Data below indicate they went to a large number of institutions, most of which drew just one or two students.  As you consider these data, remember that some of these students may have come to Oakton as reverse transfers, having already attended another institution before Oakton.  When they transferred, they may have gone back to their original school or to another one.

Schools that drew two Oakton students were: Arizona State Univ., Culinary Institute of America, Eastern Illinois Univ., Elgin CC, ITT Technical Institute, Kirkwood CC, Lane CC, Lewis Univ., McHenry County College,

Univ. of California-Berkeley, Ferris State Univ., Florida Atlantic Univ., Lake Forest College, Lane Univ., Lesley Univ., Michigan State Univ., Roosevelt Univ., Univ. of CA - Berkeley.

Schools that drew one Oakton student were: Baylor University, Beloit College, Bloomsburg U of PA, Broward CC, Cerritos College, City of Chicago- Harold Washington, City of Chicago-Kennedy-King College, City of Chicago-Malcolm X College, City of Chicago-Richard J. Daley College, College of Charleston, College of Santa Fe, Colorado State Univ., CC of Denver, CUNY Borough of Manhattan, De Anza College, Collin County CC, Dominican U, Edison CC,  East Los Angeles College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Fashion Institute of Tech, Florida International Univ., Holy Family College, Houston CC, Illinois Institute of Technology, Illinois Central College, Illinois College, Iowa State Univ. , John A Logan College, Kishwaukee College, Lake Land College, Miami Univ., Milwaukee Area Tech College,  Milwaukee School of Engineering, Montana State Univ. – Bozeman, Morris Brown College, Motlow State CC, New School Univ., Ohio State Univ. , Orange Coast College, Palm Beach CC, Portland CC, Point Park College,  Rock Valley College, Salem State College, South Suburban College, Syracuse Univ., Saddleback College, San Diego Mesa College, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Monica College,  Southeastern Illinois College, Spoon River College, Suffolk County CC, SUNY Morrisville, SUNY Tompkins Cortland CC, The Evergreen State College, Trinity International Univ., Univ. of Cincinnati-Quarters System, Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Univ. of Kentucky, Univ. of New Mexico, U of Nevada Las Vegas, U of Texas Arlington, Washington Univ.

More on the Clearinghouse

The Clearinghouse uses name and birth date, not social security number, to match students.  This approach permits the Clearinghouse to comply with conservative interpretations of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). The Clearinghouse asserts its method of matching students, using name and birth date, is highly accurate.  A college submits to the Clearinghouse the names and birth dates of a cohort of its students.  The NSC matches these records with its data and sends back to the college information about whether a student enrolled in another postsecondary institution after leaving that college.  If the student did enroll, data about when and where enrollments occurred are provided (unless blocked by the student or the institution).  The Clearinghouse does not have data about students’ academic performances, nor do Clearinghouse data differentiate between enrollments in undergraduate and graduate programs.