Early colleges are a new model of schooling in which the high school and college experiences are merged, shortening the total amount of time a student spends in school. This study uses a lottery-based experimental design to examine the impact of the model on longer term outcomes, including attainment of a postsecondary credential and academic performance in 4-year institutions. Results show that a significantly higher proportion of early college students were attaining postsecondary credentials. The results also show that early college students were completing their degrees more rapidly but that their performance in 4-year institutions was still comparable with the control students.

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高中和大学合并后会发生什么？早期大学模式对中学后学业和结业的影响

早期的大学是一种新的学校教育模式，融合了高中和大学的经历，从而缩短了学生在学校的总学习时间。这项研究使用基于彩票的实验设计来检验该模型对长期结果的影响，包括在四年制机构中获得大专学历和学业成绩。结果显示，获得大专文凭的早期大学生比例要高得多。结果还显示，早期的大学生完成学位的速度更快，但他们在四年制大学中的表现仍与对照组学生相当。