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Maalouf, Kathy John – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In response to the increasing challenge for community colleges to uphold their mission of accessibility with an open door policy, while being held accountable for student success, higher education administrators and counselors need to have a better comprehension on the relationship among community college students, institutional enrollment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Registration, Multicampus Colleges, Academic Persistence
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Hernandez, Juan A. Avila – Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education, 2006
The article presents information on challenges faced by tribal colleges in the United States. A study has revealed that retention rates at 1,127 community colleges in the U.S. is very low. Approximately 67 percent of "tribal college" students are women. Students of tribal colleges often stop pursuing their studies due to family problems.…
Descriptors: Family Problems, Tribally Controlled Education, American Indian Education, American Indians
Holland, Rochelle A. – Online Submission, 2005
This research report was written on the premise of devising an intervention module for wellness among at-risk community college students, which can enhance retention within the group. Barriers to retention cannot solely be eradicated by didactic remedial services of a core curriculum; there must be a dichotomy of intervention, which includes…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Intervention, Family Problems, College Students