Ohio’s College Credit Plus Program: Participants’ First-Year College Performance

Abstract

This exploratory study assessed the relationship between participation in Ohio’s College Credit Plus (CCP) program and subsequent first-year GPA following college or university matriculation. Positive correlations were found between first-year cumulative GPA and all three dimensions of the CCP program assessed: credit hours completed, number of general education courses taken, and number of career pathway courses taken. Regression analysis found general education courses accounted for more variance in first-year GPA than career path courses, although the Fischer’s Z-test for an interaction effect was not significant. Interpretation of results emphasizes the need for comparative and longitudinal follow-up studies to establish causality.