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Crisp, Gloria; Reyes, Nicole Alia Salis; Doran, Erin – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2017
This study examines Latina/o students' remedial math needs and outcomes. Data were drawn from a national sample of Latina/o students. Hierarchical generalized linear modeling techniques were used to predict three successful remediation outcomes. Results highlight the importance of providing financial aid and academic support to Latina/o students,…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Mathematics Achievement, Remedial Mathematics, Hispanic American Students
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Stern, Jonathan M. B. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
For more than a century, community colleges have provided a postsecondary education alternative to the traditional, 4-year university. Enrolling disproportionate numbers of both disadvantaged and nontraditional students, the community college sector has seen unparalleled gains in enrollment over the past few decades. Along with these increases in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Two Year Colleges, College Transfer Students
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Sparks, P. Johnelle; Nuñez, Anne-Marie – Journal of Research in Rural Education, 2014
Students from rural areas are less likely than their urban or suburban counterparts to attend college (Adelman, 2002; Hu, 2003). Although theorists have postulated that institutional urbanicity directly affects college student outcomes (Berger & Milem, 2000), few, if any empirical studies have examined the relationship between an institution's…
Descriptors: Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Academic Persistence, Rural Schools
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Crisp, Gloria; Nuñez, Anne-Marie – Review of Higher Education, 2014
This study models student-and institutional-level factors that influence vertical transfer among a national sample of White and underrepresented minority (URM) community college students. Results indicate that the predictors of transfer are different in many ways for White and URM students. Most notably, findings suggest that enrolling in…
Descriptors: Minority Group Students, White Students, Two Year College Students, Disproportionate Representation
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Crisp, Gloria; Delgado, Chryssa – Community College Review, 2014
Developmental education has been cited as one of the most difficult issues facing community colleges. Despite the controversy and changes to educational policy regarding developmental education, there is a notable dearth of rigorous research measuring the causal effect of remediation on community college student outcomes. The present study uses…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Persistence
Franke, Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2012
To compete in the global marketplace, the U.S. economy heavily relies on higher education institutions to educate the college graduates and knowledge workers needed to create the innovative products and services of tomorrow. And yet, where once America led the world in educational attainment, recent data from the Organization for Economic…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Educational Attainment, Need Analysis (Student Financial Aid), Merit Scholarships