This study aims to better understand two primary factors associated with student retention, with a particular focus on transfer commuter students. The factors of focus for this study are student sense of connectedness and perceived support networks. Retention and graduation are an area of importance nationally for all student populations (Lumina…

This literature review explores the transfer commuter student experience and the factors that play a prominent role in this population's collegiate persistence. It aims to provide college and university administrators a more cohesive understanding of this unique and important cohort and to enrich the field of higher ed administration as a whole.…

Many students who begin their education at a community college intend to earn a four-year degree. Yet Engle and Tinto (2008) conclude that "only 5 percent of low-income, first-generation students who started their education at community colleges had acquired bachelor's degrees within six years." For too long, universities have seen…