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Appendix B: University of Southern California Neighborhood Academic Initiative Program Graduate Survey, 1997–2011

1997 % 1998 % 1999 % Total graduates 46 55 39 USC 22 47.8 25 45.5 16 41.0 Other private 4-year college 0 0 2 3.6 5 12.8 UC system 2 4.3 3 5.5 3 7.7 Cal State system 2 4.3 5 9.1 5 12.8 Other state systems 1 2.2 0 0 2 5.1 Total enrollment of 4-year colleges 27 58.7 35 63.6 31 79.5 Community college (transfer to USC as sophomores)* 15 32.6 14 25.5 7 17.9 Vocational college 0 0 3 5.5 0 0 Total enrollment of postsecondary education 42 91.3 52 94.5 38 97.4 Unknown/working/military 4 8.7 3 5.5 2 5.1 2005 % 2006 % 2007 % Total graduates 42 42 36 USC 12 28.6 7 16.7 10 27.8 Other private 4-year college 6 14.3 6 14.3 4 11.1 UC system 8 19.0 13 31.0 16 44.4 Cal State system 6 14.3 11 26.2 5 13.9 Other state systems 0 0 1 2.4 0 0 Total enrollment of 4-year colleges 32 76.2 37 88.0 35 97.2 Community college (transfer to USC as sophomores)* 10 23.8 4 9.5 1 2.8 Vocational college 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total enrollment of postsecondary education 42 100 42 100 36 100 Unknown/working/military 0 0 0 0 0 0 Appendix B University of Southern California Neighborhood Academic Initiative Program Graduate Survey, 1997–2011 * As part of the USC Scholarship, students who are not admitted as freshmen to USC but graduate in good standing and go on to complete a course of study at a selected two-year college are eligible to transfer in to the university as sophomores. These students are then eligible to receive five semesters of the NAI scholarship to complete their undergraduate degree. 2000 % 2001 % 2002 % 2003 % 2004 % 45 46 32 32 33 8 17.8 11 23.9 4 12.5 15 46.9 12 36.4 10 22.2 9 19.6 8 25.0 3 9.4 3 9.1 10 22.2 9 19.6 5 15.6 8 25.0 8 24.2 11 24.4 10 21.7 5 15.6 4 12.5 7 21.2 2 4.4 0 0 0 0 2 6.3 0 0 41 91.1 39 84.8 22 68.8 32 100 30 90.9 2 4.4 4 8.7 8 25 0 0 3 9.1 0 0 0 0 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 43 95.6 43 93.5 31 96.9 32 100 33 100 2 4.4 2 4.3 1 3.1 0 0 0 0 2008 % 2009 % 2010 % 2011 % Total, 1997– 2011 Total %, 1997– 2011 41 44 56 46 635 20 48.8 15 34.1 27 48.2 12 26.1 216 34 3 7.3 3 6.8 0 0 7 15.2 63 10 3 7.3 13 29.5 9 16.1 11 23.9 121 19 9 22.0 7 15.9 6 10.7 6 13.0 99 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 36 87.8 38 86.4 42 75.0 36 78.3 513 81 5 12.2 6 13.6 13 23.2 10 21.7 102 16 0 0 0 0 1 1.8 0 0 5 <1 41 100 44 100 56 100 46 100 621 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2 ...