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Impact of Institutional and Student Characteristics on Texas Community Colleges under the State's Performance Funding Model
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Natale, Vickie C.; Jones, Stephanie J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
The study examined how institutional and student characteristics may influence the earning of student success points by state-supported community colleges under the Texas performance funding system that was fully implemented in the 2016-2017 biennium. Texas has historically funded community colleges based on an enrollment formula; however, the…
Descriptors: Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Alternative Pathways to Engineering Success--Using Academic and Social Integration to Understand Two-Year Engineering Student Success
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Marra, Rose M.; Tsai, Chia-Lin; Bogue, Barbara; Pytel, Jean Landa – American Journal of Engineering Education, 2015
The need for educating engineers in the United States continues as the projected demand is rising the number of high school seniors planning to enter engineering careers has remained relatively stable (Sargent, 2014). Additionally, figures show that attrition rates in undergraduate engineering continue to be an area of concern, (Sargent, 2014;…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Engineering, Career Choice, Academic Achievement
Predicting Completion Rates at a Postsecondary Career and Technical School
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Carter, Gary W. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, by the year 2016 an estimated 51 million jobs will require some postsecondary education but not a bachelor's degree (Liming & Wolf, 2008). This represents an increase in these types of jobs of almost 11% over that of 2006. As the demand for these types of workers continues to rise, community colleges…
Descriptors: Graduation Rate, Vocational Schools, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes
Understanding the Student Success Gap: Building Models for Underrepresented Racial Minority and Non-Traditional Students' College Experience in Community College
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Chen, Wei-Lin – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Community colleges are a crucial channel for achieving postsecondary education success, especially for minority and nontraditionally aged students. Nonetheless, community colleges are inadequate to meeting national goals for postsecondary educational attainment. Most notably, the lack of a strong guidance of academic interventions stifles a…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Models, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
The Effect of Content Knowledge on Students' Perceptions of Instructors' Teaching Effectiveness
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Hancock, Sean C. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In response to the continued reduction in higher education funding at the state and federal levels, educational administrators at both public and private institutions have had to reduce the number of course offerings, resulting in layoffs of those faculty members who do not meet regulated degree requirements for enough courses to retain their…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Effectiveness, Models
The Relationship between Academic Integration and Student Success in Distance Learning in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System
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Johnson, Robert White – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This dissertation is a study of factors that contribute to dropout from distance learning classes in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS). It is divided into five chapters. Chapter One gives a history of distance learning through in KCTCS. It includes the background of the study, statement of the problem, purpose of the…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Dropouts