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Fong, Carlton J.; García, Agustín J.; Kundu, Diptendu – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
To understand how to best support Latino male community college students, we used the Socio-Ecological Outcomes (SEO) model to examine factors associated with their achievement and college satisfaction. Specifically, we leveraged data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) and situated our study in developmental…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Student Satisfaction, Hispanic American Students
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West, Matthew – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
Although community college students have historically been at the forefront in utilizing some distance education across their degrees due to their own employment, parenting, or transportation circumstances, COVID-19 forced all college instruction online for much of the 2020-2021 year in Alabama. Given the economically and technologically…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Student Attitudes, Grades (Scholastic)
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Coria, Elizabeth; Hoffman, John L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between financial aid awards and measures of student academic achievement. Financial aid and academic records for 11,956 students attending an urban California community college were examined and analyzed using simultaneous linear regression and two-way factorial ANOVAs. Findings revealed a…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Community Colleges, Correlation, Regression (Statistics)
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Fematt, Veronica L.; Grimm, Ryan P.; Nylund-Gibson, Karen; Gerber, Michael M.; Brenner, Mary Betsy; Solórzano, Daniel – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
A dearth of literature exists on first-year transfer student interventions, which makes it difficult to determine whether there are transfer student subgroups that struggle more than others. This study used a latent class analysis to examine whether meaningful subgroups of transfer students emerged based on their response patterns to measures of…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, College Freshmen, Research Universities, Selective Admission
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Lopez, Carlos; Jones, Stephanie J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
There are a limited number of individuals who possess the skills to fulfill the workforce demand in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) in the United States. Therefore, community colleges and 4-year institutions must be able to identify academic and social factors that impact students' participation in the areas of STEM. These…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, College Transfer Students
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List, Alexandra; Nadasen, Denise – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Motivation and self-regulation were examined in a sample of community college transfer students enrolled in a 4-year, online university. The relation between motivation and self-regulation and students' performance was examined, as was the association between these learner characteristics (i.e., motivation and self-regulation) and sociodemographic…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Harris, Robert V.; King, Stephanie B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
The purpose of this study was to see if a relationship existed between American College Testing (ACT) scores (i.e., English, reading, mathematics, science reasoning, and composite) and student success in a computer applications course at a Mississippi community college. The study showed that while the ACT scores were excellent predictors of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Standardized Tests, Scores, Predictor Variables
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Fong, Kristen E.; Melguizo, Tatiana – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
This study describes student behavior through the actual assessment and placement (A&P) process. It then uses an alternative A&P policy that utilizes an additional measure that assesses prior math preparedness alongside subtest choice. Utilizing data from a community college that allows its' students to choose the assessment subtest used…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Mathematics Achievement, Student Behavior
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Smart, B. Matthew; Saxon, D. Patrick – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
A study was conducted at a community college in northeast Alabama to determine how the format of developmental English courses impacted student withdrawal rates and final grades. The two course formats examined were online/hybrid and face-to-face courses. Data were obtained from a 4-semester time frame: fall 2012, spring 2013, summer 2013, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Rural Areas, Developmental Programs
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Clark, Karen M.; May, Isabell Cserno – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The transition to upper-level course work of transferring students, predominantly students from 2-year/community colleges, has been explored in recent education research literature. Yet, it has not been sufficiently explored whether and what academic support programs could be successful in supporting transfer students with the transfer process.…
Descriptors: Academic Support Services, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Nursing Education
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Wirt, Lesley G.; Jaeger, Audrey J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
One fundamental aspect of engagement in higher education is faculty-student interaction (FSI). FSI has been associated with student success and persistence in both four- and two-year institutions. Due to limited research concerning diverse students, understanding student engagement in higher education is based on White, traditional-age students…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teacher Student Relationship, Two Year College Students, Student Participation
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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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Jost, Bruce; Rude-Parkins, Carolyn; Githens, Rod P. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This study investigated the effects the demographic variables age, gender, and ethnicity and their interactions had on academic performance in online courses delivered by public two-year colleges in Kentucky. The study controlled for previous academic performance measured by cumulative grade point average (GPA). The study used a random sample (N =…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Technical Institutes, Grade Point Average, Academic Achievement
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Nakajima, Mikiko A.; Dembo, Myron H.; Mossler, Ron – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
The current study extends the research on student persistence in community colleges by investigating factors likely to influence a student's decision to drop out or stay in school. Specifically, this study examined demographic, financial, academic, academic integration, and psychosocial variables and their relationship to student persistence. A…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Community Colleges, Self Efficacy, Academic Persistence
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Yates, Lenora; Sandiford, Janice – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The purpose of this study was threefold: (1) to investigate variables associated with learning and performance as measured by the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), (2) to validate the predictive value of the Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) achievement exit exam, and (3) to provide a model that could…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Nurses, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Exit Examinations
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