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Sublett, Cameron – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
The discrepancy in the empirical literature surrounding distance education (DE) coursetaking among community college students has led to the online paradox, where short-term or more proximal academic outcomes associated with DE coursetaking are negative, but the long-term or distal academic outcomes are positive. Importantly, no previous study has…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Course Selection (Students)
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Lee, Hyekyung; Schneider, Tetyana – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
Because of increasing mobility among various college student populations, both the baccalaureate degree attainment of community college beginners and the role played by their receiving 4-year institution are growing in importance. In this study, we examined how the academic and social involvement of community college transfer students differs by…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Academic Persistence, Student Participation, Community Colleges
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Stern, Jonathan M. B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
For more than a century, community colleges have provided a postsecondary education alternative to the traditional, 4-year university. Enrolling disproportionate numbers of both disadvantaged and nontraditional students, the community college sector has seen unparalleled gains in enrollment over the past few decades. Along with these increases in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Two Year Colleges, College Transfer Students
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Yu, Hongwei; Campbell, Dale; Mendoza, Pilar – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
Prior research studies associated the employment of part-time faculty with student degree and/or certificate completion (Benjamin, 2002; Ehrenberg & Zhang, 2005; Jacoby, 2006; Leslie & Gappa, 2002; Umbach, 2008; Umbach & Wawrzynski, 2005). To date, institutional-level data have been utilized to investigate whether such employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation, Associate Degrees, Certification
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Mooring, Raymond D.; Mooring, Suazette R. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
For many underrepresented minority students, the path to the baccalaureate degree begins with initial enrollment at a community college. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of students interested in transferring actually do transfer to a 4-year institution. Of these transfers, few graduate with a baccalaureate degree within 6 years of initial…
Descriptors: Disproportionate Representation, Minority Groups, Bachelors Degrees, Educational Attainment
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Settle, Jim S. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
Estimating the persistence of first-time students from the first year to the second year of college is a growing social and financial concern. Studying how socioeconomic status affects year-to-year persistence may help to identify and assist those students who have socioeconomic profiles most likely to indicate challenges to year-to-year…
Descriptors: Social Integration, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Classroom Environment