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Ramos, Jorje; Rodin, Jason; Preuss, Michael; Sosa, Eric; Doresett, Christine; Burleson, Chenoa – International Journal on Social and Education Sciences, 2021
College students at 14 Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) in New Mexico and Texas were surveyed about their experiences in and perceptions of higher education. Three primary foci were students' employment status, work commitments, and means of financing college. Most of the informants reported working while in college and, similar to previously…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Hispanic American Students, College Students, Nontraditional Students
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Kruse, Tracy; Starobin, Soko S.; Chen, Yu; Baul, Tushi; Santos Laanan, Frankie – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
This quantitative study examined how social capital and finances influenced community college students' intent to transfer to a four-year institution within STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. Focusing on the community college students enrolled in a rural midwestern state, the authors employed a structural equation modeling…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Social Capital, Educational Finance, Two Year College Students
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Burrus, Jeremy; Elliott, Diane; Brenneman, Meghan; Markle, Ross; Carney, Lauren; Moore, Gabrielle; Betancourt, Anthony; Jackson, Teresa; Robbins, Steve; Kyllonen, Patrick; Roberts, Richard D. – ETS Research Report Series, 2013
Despite near universal acceptance in the value of higher education for individuals and society, college persistence rates in 4-year and community colleges are low. Only 57% of students who began college at a 4-year institution in 2001 had completed a bachelor's degree by 2007, and only 28% of community college students who started school in 2005…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Persistence, Literature Reviews, Models