Running Start Progress Report: 2001

Running Start Coordinator's Guide

Section 1
Running Start Progress Report: 2001-2002

Table of Contents

Introduction	Updates
Options for Students	Summary
Growth Continues	Enrollments
Benefits	Data for Students Entering Fall 2001
Characteristics of Students	References
Research Findings	Contact Information

Running Start Continues to Grow

In 2001-02, Running Start completed its eleventh year as a successful and popular program for eligible high school juniors and seniors. Enrollment totaled 14,313 individual students, (equal to 8,521 full-time students), an increase of about 4 percent over the previous year when 13,669 students (8,189 FTE) participated. This is about equal to the overall growth in eleventh and twelfth graders. Previously the program had been growing faster than the growth in the high school population.

The Running Start program continues to enjoy positive public support. Statewide, support for the Running Start program is strong among Washington adults. A 2002 statewide community perception analysis conducted by Market Research Services showed that 73 percent of adults support Running Start, up from 68 percent four years earlier.