Volume 5, Issue 4
April 17, 2003

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Technology Update: No Digital Divide

What proportion of these students are searching college web sites or using other web-based information about colleges.

Thirty-six percent of African American students and 31 percent of Caucasian students are visiting individual college web sites to obtain college information. It is interesting to note, however, that a slightly higher proportion of African American students reported using college portal sites such as the College Board's College Quickfinder and FastWeb.

Chart 7: Web Sites Visited by Students