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DOCUMENT RESUMEHE 031 640ED 423 792TITLEINSTITUTIONREPORT NOPUB DATENOTEPUB TYPEEDRS PRICEDESCRIPTORSIDENTIFIERSDepartment of Defense Education Activity: Research andEvaluation Branch. School Summary of Post-Secondary Plans,1996-97 Evaluation.Department of Defense Education Activity, Arlington, VA.DOD-98-C-0011998-01-0611p.Reports - Descriptive (141)MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.Academic Aspiration; Career Choice; *College Bound Students;*College Choice; High School Graduates; *High SchoolSeniors; High Schools; Higher Education; *MilitaryPersonnel; Military Schools; Research and Development;Scholarships; Tables (Data)*Department of Defense; *Dependents SchoolsABSTRACTThis report presents findings of a survey of high schools inthe Department of Defense Dependents Schools and the Domestic DependentsElementary and Secondary Schools for school year 1996-97 regarding graduatingseniors' plans after graduation. Major findings indicate that of the 3,117graduating seniors at DOD schools, four out of five planned to attendcollege, with most of these planning to attend a four-year college oruniversity; 10 percent of the class planned to enter the military; graduateswere awarded over 26 million in scholarship monies, averaging 10,216 pergraduating senior planning to attend college; 58 percent of this money wasawarded through military scholarships, including 8.7 million for themilitary academies. Tables and charts provide detailed displays of data for1997 graduates by military district, ethnic status, and graduates' plansafter graduation; specific graduate plans (four year-college, two-yearcollege, vocational, job, military, apprenticeship, or undecided) by militarydistrict; dollar amounts awarded to graduates by scholarship type andmilitary school system; scholarship monies awarded by district andscholarship type; and colleges and universities most chosen by uctions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be madefrom the original ***************************************

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA)School Summary of Post-secondary Plans for SY 1996-97A SynthesisPrepared byDoDEA Research and Evaluation BranchAt the end of SY 1996-97 each high school in the Department of Defense DependentsSchools (DoDDS) and the Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools(DDESS) was asked to complete a financial aid report for Department of DefenseEducation Activity Headquarters. Entitled, "School Summary of Post-secondary Plansfor SY 1996-97," the summary provides Headquarters with an indication of thegraduating seniors' plans after graduation. It also includes information about whichcolleges and universities DoDEA students are planning to enroll in as well as the moniesthey have been awarded through various scholarships.The findings in this retbrt are a synthesis of the information provided by the schooldistricts through the summary reports. Students from DoDEA have represented theorganization well, receiving millions of dollars in scholarship monies and the number andtype of colleges and universities they are planning on enrolling in.Plans After GraduationOf the 3,117-graduating seniors in DoDEA, four out of every five students reported thatthey would be attending a college or university. Most of those planning to attend collegeindicated that they would be attending a four-year college or university. Entrance intothe military was chosen by 10% of the graduating class.Within DoDEA, high numbers of minorities chose a post-secondary education over otheroptions after graduation. Table 1 shows the number and percent of seniors reported onthe summary sheet from each district as having graduated as well as the breakdown ofminorities whb were planning to enroll in a post-secondary education.Attending college or a university was the number one choice among graduating seniors inboth DDESS and DoDDS as can be seen in Table 2. But for those not choosing postsecondary education, a large proportion in DoDDS opted for a job while the largestproportion in DDESS selected the military.Table 3 indicates graduating students' choices by school district. The percentages in thetable represent the number of students choosing each option compared to the totalnumber of students graduating. A four-year college or university was the most popularchoice in Antilles, Okinawa, Korea and Turkey; almost three-quarters of the students ineach of these districts chose this alternative. Entering the military and taking a job werepopular choices in Hessen, Kaiserslautern, the United Kingdom and Wuerzberg. Nearly30% of the students graduating from these districts chose one of these options. Panama

and Camp Lejeune had more undecided students than other districts. Almost 20% of thestudents in these two districts were undecided about their plans after graduation.Table 11997 DoDEA Graduates by District andGraduates' Plans after Graduation by Ethnicityttidents Planning to Enroll f.Antilles16479107100:Caniti Lejenneft. 'CanipbellFt.- Knox'QUanticoY:BrusSelHeidelbergHessenItaly. atiisie"- 62Turkey.'DoDEA1-Ter-Cent 23132Table 21997 DoDEA Graduates' Plans after GraduationTotal.Ntirribr IGraduAtin3,117 (100%)2,635 (85%)482 15%)Number Percent of Number Percent of 'Number Percent ofTotalTotalTotalFdtkrYiai'fC6M'eXiiii.,:etii ---:[ 30659%58% 1829152363%Twii 496%-.- .N.66itii-difai 295%170nOdde'd I 226%1485%,.0%I II rentictif:10%700%7.1iMT COPY AVAN:Lj2Lit ST COPY AVAILABLE24

Table 31997 DoDEA Graduates' Plans after Graduationby School 0%2%7%9%07%:Kaiserslautern"47%13%4%19%10%05%.'N 314*KoreaN %6%Camp Lejeune:.N 79Ft. CampbellN 107Ft. KnoxN 100Quantico-N 32Brussels'.N 177HeidelbergN 255Hessen'N 136Italy.:N 164Japan.N 322,N 262Panama.N 241Turkey.N 215UnitedKingdom.N 202WuerzbergIN 20235

ScholarshipsThe graduates of 1997 were awarded over 26 million in scholarship monies, whichaveraged 8,437 per graduating senior or 10,216 per graduating senior planning toattend college. The DoDDS seniors received 20 million, while the DDESS seniorsreceived 6 million. A majority (58%) of this money was awarded through militaryscholarships: 8.7 million for the military academies and 6.3 million for ROTCscholarships. Non-military type scholarships awarded by state institutions accounted for 6.7 million. DDESS seniors, who represent 15% of the total DoDEA seniors, received23% of the scholarship monies, whereas DoDDS seniors, who represent 85% of theDoDEA seniors, received 77%. Table 4 and Charts 1 and 2 show the breakdown of thedollar amounts for DoDDS, DDESS and DoDEA; Table 5 shows the breakdown ofscholarship monies by district. In both charts and in Table 5, the grouping "Other"consists of Athletic, Special, Vocational, Grants and Apprentice scholarships.Table 4Dollar Amounts Awarded to 1997 DoDEA GraduatesBy School System.,'f,SChblarS iti:-DDESS .'- '.0 .,.:DoDEA.Amount Percent.4%5% 1,138,1691%26%26% 6,770,78324%33%32% 8,750,00040%24% 6,358,20024%26% 1% 272,645 1%3%.2% 482,9452%1% 1% 98,900 1%1%11%12% 2,814,5525%,-,-.::,,.:. 1% 5,160 1%., *ken 'CO''?:-.:z,!.:,:,!.:.: 00%., 26,299,158 ,.,t.--- 20,633,424Tot4/SC.44/4i0i0i,,*A Military Scholarship equals 250,000 and a ROTC scholarship equals 70,000.**Special Scholarships are those for music, ethnicity, etc.Amount-6 66,900' 1,367,974;:.f:State.:" , s-,lYtilitark CaddiV.,-:, 2,250,000 1,466,800, Athletic :.:,:::::::.tg::'"'". 165,000:-:,,,,-;,,:':: 41,600:::: .0.6Cr!:YitiCationa ,,:,P.'.!., 16,500:.:Gr'."----- ''''" .i0M 290,960f,.Amount 1,071,269 5,402,809 6,500,000 4,891,400 107,645 441,345 82,400 2,523,592 5,160Percent.,.,-Percent-.::-:::',.S.BEST COPY MAW46

Chart 2Chart 1DDESS ScholarshipsDODDS Scholarships23%31%16%39%24%25%CI Local 8 State Ci Military Academy CI ROTC CB Other0 Local El State 0Military Academy 0 ROTC EOtherTable 51997 DoDEA Graduates' Scholarship Monies Awardedby School DistrictAntille.FL zberg16%13%19%18%8%2%10%14%16% 774,689 919,520 2,195,100 1,410,600 365,825 1,256,267 2,165,257 688,599 1,282,755 1,082,408 3,504,324 1,144,571 5,737,224 827,400 1,314,08432%27%57%18%18%15%26%34%40%11%68% %36%19%23%57%22%26%60%57%11%9%0%59%21% 480,6508%22%22%36%11% 1%8%11%5759%13%0%

Colleges and UniversitiesThe 482-graduating seniors at the DDESS high schools plan to enroll in 133 differentcolleges and universities. Two of these universities were listed more than five times bydifferent high schools. These were The University of North Carolina and The Universityof Puerto Rico.In DoDDS, a variety of colleges and universities were provided on the summary reports.In all, almost 600 different colleges and universities were listed on the surveys asinstitutions the graduating seniors were planning to attend. Those that were listed morethan five times are given in Table 6. The highest number of students chose theUniversity of Maryland and The University of California. Other institutions frequentlylisted on the surveys were the various campuses of California State University and TheUniversity of Texas.6a

Table 6Colleges and Universities Most Chosen by 1997 DoDDS Graduates,7 '''''i:Ofillet niyefst ,,,, -,.-,:,,.?,:-:,)University of Maryland (multiple sites)University of California (multiple campuses)California State UniversityUniversity of Texas (multiple campuses)Florida State UniversityBrigham Young UniversityPenn State UniversityUniversity of North CarolinaUniversity of WashingtonUniversity of FloridaUniversity of West FloridaIndiana UniversityTexas A&MAuburn UniversityBoston UniversityCentral Texas CollegeOhio State UniversityUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of ColoradoUniversity of North FloridaUniversity of OklahomaEmbry Riddle Aeronautical UniversityNew Mexico State UniversityNorfolk State UniversityRicks CollegeWashington StateUniversity of ArizonaUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of KansasU.S. Air Force AcademyBaylor UniversityHoward UniversityNorwich UniversityOld DominionUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of

received 6 million. A majority (58%) of this money was awarded through military scholarships: 8.7 million for the military academies and 6.3 million for ROTC scholarships. Non-military type scholarships awarded by state institutions accounted for 6.7 million. DDESS senior