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Chen, Yu; Hu, Xiaodan – Research in Higher Education, 2021
Community college near-completion students are community college starters who have accumulated a considerable number of credits but left college without any postsecondary educational credential. This quantitative study examined a nationally representative sample and intended to reveal significant predictors of becoming a community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Credits, Dropout Characteristics

Feldman, Mary Jane – Research in Higher Education, 1993
A study investigated pre-enrollment variables as predictors of 1-year retention of 1,140 first-time students at a community college. Risk of dropping out was associated with lower high school grade point average, 20-24 year age range, part-time attendance, and being a member of an ethnic minority other than Asian. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age Differences, College Freshmen