College Readiness of Secondary Education Institutions in Northwest Wisconsin and First Year Student Retention at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Abstract

This poster aims at identifying the differing advantages and disadvantages to school districts in northwest Wisconsin in relation to secondary institutions and their associated college readiness. Additionally, it looks at retention variability of first year students at the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. Using data provided by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction and the University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire, the poster examines the different factors that influence college readiness and retention including secondary institution rating, percent economically disadvantaged, and enrollment size. Our assumption was to find a relationship between our selected variables and student success in their first year at UWEC.