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Direct linkDavid Van Nguyen; Cecilia Rios-Aguilar; S. Michael Gaddis – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Research suggests that community college alumni may be underrepresented within PhD programs. As such, we implemented and evaluated the Community College to PhD (CC2PhD) Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. CC2PhD was a 7-month undergraduate research and PhD preparation program for community college sophomores in the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Alumni, Disproportionate Representation, Doctoral Programs
Dockendorff, Kari J.; Castro, Erin L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
This qualitative study explores the demographic and academic profiles alongside self-narrated experiences of transfer students who participated in 1st-year programming at a 4-year institution during the 2014-2015 academic years. Drawing from the lens of transfer student adjustment, the analysis identifies reasons students chose to participate in…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Student Adjustment, Transitional Programs, College Programs
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
Wilson, Dawna; Lowry, Kimberly M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Recent national attention on college completion poses unique challenges and opportunities for community colleges. Moving underprepared students through basic skills educational courses to degree attainment represents an ongoing challenge. With more than 60% of community college students enrolled in remedial education, 2-year institutions must…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Readiness, Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Jackson, Dimitra Lynette; Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The United States is experiencing a dire need for individuals who possess training and expertise in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With over half of the nation's students entering university environments via community colleges coupled with a large portion of this population majoring in STEM areas, the successful…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, STEM Education, Success
Ellis, Martha M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2013
The community college as the entranceway into the baccalaureate degree is becoming a prevalent choice for students. This study was a qualitative approach to understanding attitudes, behaviors, and knowledge acquisition by successful community college transfer students. University students who transferred from a community college and were making…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, College Transfer Students, Student Attitudes
