ERIC Number: ED676738
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 17
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Empowering Students through College Transition Plans: Increasing Access to Postsecondary Degree, Credential and Certificate Programs
Ronald E. Hallett; William Woelki
Pullias Center for Higher Education
This report explores how college transition plans can support high school students increase their access to postsecondary degree, credential and certificate programs. Some subgroups of students find navigating the college planning and readying processes particularly challenging, including those from low-income backgrounds, in the foster care system, experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity and students who will be the first in their family to attend college. Even academically-prepared students may struggle without personalized guidance as they prepare for the transition to life after high school. Educators continue to look for resources that can be integrated into their college preparation programming. We recommend transition plans, which enable educators to guide students in articulating goals, identifying potential challenges, accessing resources and taking consistent steps toward turning their goals into reality. Transition plans allow for tailored strategies that recognize each student's strengths and challenges.
Descriptors: Student Empowerment, Transitional Programs, School Transition, Access to Education, High School Students, Postsecondary Education, Teacher Student Relationship, Holistic Approach, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, College Readiness
Pullias Center for Higher Education. University of Southern California Rossier School of Education, Waite Phillips Hall Room 701, 3470 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Tel: 213-740-7218; Fax: 213-740-3889; e-mail: pullias@usc.edu; Web site: http://pullias.usc.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Parents; Students; Community
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: University of Southern California, Pullias Center for Higher Education
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