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Marti, C. Nathan – Research in Higher Education, 2008
Latent trajectories of credit hour accumulation were modeled using three independent samples of community college students. Five qualitatively distinct patterns of persistence emerged from these samples: Full-time, long-term; 2 years and out; long-term decliners; part-time, long-term; and one term and out. Follow-up analyses using measures on the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, Structural Equation Models
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Gillmore, Gerald M.; Hoffman, Phillip H. – Research in Higher Education, 1997
A graduation efficiency index for colleges and universities is computed by subtracting transfer credits from minimum degree credit requirements, dividing remainder by the sum of a student's enrollment census day credits. Analysis of results for University of Washington bachelor's degree recipients, show nontransfers graduated with more efficiency…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Bachelors Degrees, College Admission, College Credits