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The sample for the present study included students from the larger NLTS2 database who (a) were identified on the school district roster as having a LD as their primary disability cat egory, (b) had a goal of graduating from a 2- or 4-year col lege, (c) were enrolled in secondary school in 2001 (Wave 1) and/or 2003 (Wave 2), and (d) had a valid value on the dependent measure (i.e., college completion) for the wave in which they had been out of high school for 5 to 6 years (Wave 4 or 5). The decision to limit the sample to students who intended to pursue a college degree was intended to focus the analysis on tracking the progress of college-bound students with LD over the 5 to 6 years following high school. Students were asked, “How likely do you think it is that you will graduate from a 2-year [4-year] college?” with four response choices: definitely will, probably will, probably won’t, and definitely won’t. Students who responded that they definitely will or probably will graduate from either a 2-year or a 4-year postsecondary institution were included in the study sample. If student responses were not available, parents’ responses were used. The final sample for this study was 150 students with LD who intended to complete 2- or 4-year college. Unweighted sample sizes are rounded to the nearest 10 throughout this report in compliance with IES rules for using restricted data sets.