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Tennessee’s college-going rate increased 1.5 percent for the Class of 2022. The state’s rate is now 54.3 percent, according to this report from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. The new figures represent the largest statewide increase since the implementation of Tennessee Promise in 2015.
Among the key highlights from the report:
- Equity and Access: College-going for the class of 2022 is up across all race and gender pairs. Black or African American students of both genders, Hispanic/Latino females, and White males saw growth in college-going rates above the statewide growth of one and a half percentage points.
- Dual Enrollment Impact: Dual enrollment programs play a crucial role in fostering college readiness among Tennessee’s high school students. Students who participated in the Dual Enrollment Grant at any point in their high school career had consistently higher college-going rates than their full high school graduating cohort.
- Postsecondary Institution Enrollment: The report examines the distribution of college enrollment across Tennessee’s postsecondary institutions. The proportion of the class of 2022 enrolling at Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCATs) and at the Locally Governed Institutions (LGIs) increased compared to the previous class.