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Liu, Vivian Yuen Ting; Fay, Maggie P. – Review of Higher Education, 2022
Although diverse patterns of college enrollment have gained attention in recent years, few studies have looked at students who take courses at four-year and two-year colleges simultaneously. Using a propensity score matching approach to compare outcomes of four-year college students who earned up to 10 credits at two-year colleges, termed…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, STEM Education, Academic Achievement, Employment Potential
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Kapiolani Community Coll. – 1980
Based on data collected from the 1,288 students who enrolled at Kapiolani Community College as first-time freshmen in Fall 1979, a study was undertaken to determine the characteristics of new students that are predictive of two dependent variables: (1) second semester enrollment, and (2) a first semester grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen
Rogers, Raymond – 1979
Prior to attending Mount Wachusett Community College, Massachusetts, all freshmen are required to undertake a Comparative Guidance and Placement (CGP) test which yields raw scores in reading, sentences, math, and academic motivation. Based on the scores on the continuous independent variables measured by the CGP test and the dichotomous…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Females