Table: Employment and Educational Enrollment Outcomes for Casper College ABE/GED Participants by TANF Eligibility, Program Year 2001-2002

© Copyright 2004 by the Wyoming Department of Employment, Research & Planning
WYOMING LABOR FORCE TRENDS
Vol. 41 No. 3

Table: Employment and Educational Enrollment Outcomes for Casper College Adult Basic Education/General Educational Development (ABE/GED) Participants by TANF Eligibility, Program Year 2001-2002

		Minimal Program Contact^a	Within Education Level		Completed or Increased One Educ. Level	Completed GED
		Minimal Program Contact^a	<12 hrs of participation	>=12 hrs of participation	Completed or Increased One Educ. Level	Completed GED	Total

TANF Eligible Participants		38	77	19	5	47	186

	Number with a Positive Outcome^b	22	33	10	4	34	103
	Percent^b	57.9%	42.9%	52.6%	80.0%	72.3%	55.4%

	Number with a Negative Outcome^c	16	44	9	1	13	83
	Percent^c	42.1%	57.1%	47.4%	20.0%	27.7%	44.6%

TANF Ineligible Participants		50	177	34	16	118	395

	Number with a Positive Outcome^b	23	92	17	11	71	214
	Percent^b	46.0%	52.0%	50.0%	68.8%	60.2%	54.2%

	Number with a Negative Outcome^c	27	85	17	5	47	181
	Percent^c	54.0%	48.0%	50.0%	31.2%	39.8%	45.8%


All Participants (TANF Eligible & TANF Ineligible)		88	254	53	21	165	581

	Number with a Positive Outcome^b	45	125	27	15	105	317
	Percent^b	51.1%	49.2%	50.9%	71.4%	63.6%	54.6%

	Number with a Negative Outcome^c	43	129	26	6	60	264
	Percent^c	48.9%	50.8%	49.1%	28.6%	36.4%	45.4%


^aIncludes participants who exited the program prior to the assessment of education level (i.e., requires at least four hours of program participation) or who exited the program prior to completion of the assessed education level.
^bIncludes participants who either: (1) maintained employment stability (i.e., worked the same number of quarters before and after program participation), (2) worked more quarters in the year after program exit, (3) were enrolled in
postsecondary education at Casper College during the two semesters after program exit, or, (4) maintained employment stability or worked more quarters in the year after program exit and were enrolled in postsecondary
education at Casper College.
^cIncludes participants who did not obtain employment in the year after program exit or worked fewer quarters in the year after program exit and were not enrolled in postsecondary education at Casper College during the two semesters after program exit.