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Download full textLauren B. Merenda – Journal of College Academic Support Programs, 2025
"Vertical transfer students," those who transition from community colleges to 4-year institutions, embark on a challenging path that often presents academic, logistical, and financial obstacles. For many, this journey is marked by disruptions in financial aid, unfamiliar campus environments, and credit transfer complications, leading to…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community College Students, Academic Advising, Academic Achievement
Cyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Austin Slaughter; Noor Amanullah; Sukanya Barman; Cynthia Miller; Colleen Sommo; Erick Alonzo, Contributor; Osvaldo Avila, Contributor; Katie Beal, Contributor; Parker Cellura, Contributor; Ben Cohen, Contributor; Stanley Dai, Contributor; Hannah Dalporto, Contributor; Claudia Escobar, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Marco Lepe, Contributor; Tiffany Morton, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Vivianna Plancarte, Contributor; Alyssa Ratledge, Contributor; Elena Serna-Wallender, Contributor; Andrea Vasquez, Contributor; Rae Walker, Contributor; Michelle Ware, Contributor; Kayla Warner, Contributor; Melissa Wavelet, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor; Diane Wren, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and achieve economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Program Development, Costs
Taliaferro, Megan – Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 2023
A distributive model of education has recently become a popular method for training veterinary technicians in the United States. Although this model has significant benefits, such as decreased cost of program infrastructure, there are significant challenges in managing students and their clinical skill acquisition using private veterinary…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Supplementary Education, Veterinary Medical Education, Allied Health Personnel
Direct linkEpler, Lauren Tagliaferro; Clithero-Eridon, Amy; Ballejos, Marlene P. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Community college (CC) students interested in medical school may lack the resources to be successful. CC students represent diverse backgrounds and often more closely reflect underserved populations' demographics than traditional University students. Yet, there is a negative association between attending a CC and being accepted into a medical…
Descriptors: Mentors, Student Recruitment, Community College Students, Medical Schools
Carrier, Jonathan W.; Perkins, Mark Andrew; DeDiego, Amanda C. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2023
Community colleges are trending toward a decrease in full-time faculty and an increase in adjunct faculty. Using 2019-2020 IPEDS data from 853 community colleges, researchers explored the relationship between full-time faculty and community college student retention, and combined graduation and transfer rate. Results demonstrated that proportion…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community College Students, Academic Achievement, Adjunct Faculty
Troisi, Jordan D.; Arnott-Hill, Elizabeth; Benson, Or'Shaundra; Wright, Julian W. C.; Fleck, Bethany – Teaching of Psychology, 2023
Background: Instructors often use a point-based system for grading students (e.g., 100 or 1000 total points). This system can impact student outcomes. Objective: The purpose of this research was to examine the implications of different point value courses for student emotions, perceptions of courses, and classroom performance. Method: The…
Descriptors: Grading, Outcomes of Education, Psychological Patterns, Student Attitudes
The Impact of Moderate Physical Activity and Student Interaction on Retention at a Community College
Prial, Anne; Zhu, Xihe; Bol, Linda; Williams, Mitchell R. – Journal of American College Health, 2023
Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of a voluntary walking program that combined moderate physical activity and student interaction on student retention at a community college. Methods: A sample of 69 students at a suburban community college voluntarily joined a walking program and logged the number of minutes they…
Descriptors: Physical Activity Level, School Holding Power, Community College Students, Physical Activities
Yücel, Elif – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023
Community College Reentry Programs (CCRPs) are campus-based programs that serve formerly incarcerated students by providing targeted services attuned to their needs. Currently, there are 62 community colleges in California that have CCRPs. While emerging research has begun to examine the experiences of students in these programs, little is known…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Activism, Leadership Styles, Community College Students
Stacy M. Alvares; J. Gwen Shlichta; Jenny L. McFarland; Elli J. Theobald – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2023
Random call has been proposed as an inclusive and equitable practice that engages students in learning. However, this inclusion may come with a cost. In some contexts, students experience anxiety and distress when being called on. Recently, focus has shifted to critical components of random call that may mitigate this cost. We examined how…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Biology, Student Participation, Student Attitudes
Kristin J. Arriaga – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Literature concerning student engagement and its impacts on educational attainment for Black students at community colleges is vast. The experiences of Black students at community colleges are unique, and they vary based on gender given a long history of educational discrimination and exclusion faced by Black communities. Much of the existing…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Blacks, Females, African American Students
Travis White – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to gain insight into the experience of low SES community college students in intensive courses. Utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data from one community college, the researcher conducted this study of if, how, and to what extent, intensive courses contribute to low SES student success. Three…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Attitudes, Low Income Students, Socioeconomic Status
Sepanik, Susan; Barman, Sukanya – Center for the Analysis of Postsecondary Readiness, 2023
Following up on an individual-level randomized controlled trial of a Dana Center Math Pathways (DCMP) model, this study assessed longer-term impacts on students' math completion, academic progress, and academic attainment. The version of the DCMP that was assessed in this study diversified the developmental and college-level math course content…
Descriptors: Remedial Mathematics, College Mathematics, Community College Students, Vocational Interests
Palmer, Iris; Prebil, Michael; Rush-Marlowe, Rachel – New America, 2023
To better understand the challenges and opportunities facing community colleges that want to expand apprenticeship opportunities to their students, New America conducted a year-long study. We created an advisory committee to guide this work and spoke to apprenticeship, workforce development, and community college leaders about the community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Apprenticeships, Community College Students, Educational Strategies
Stafford, Nanci – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This study represents North Carolina community college student experience with food insecurity. Two-year students have a wide variety of challenges as they make their way to finishing a credential. One such challenge, hunger, has always been a component; awareness and discourse have not. The purpose of the research is to understand the narratives…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Hunger, Food, Student Experience
Azar, Madelyn – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Despite rising enrollment for first generation college students (FGCS) and Hispanic FGCS, there is a disparity in college graduation rates across the United State compared to other groups. FGCS and Hispanic FGCS have historically been faced with more factors that disrupt higher education success. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Hispanic American Students, COVID-19, Pandemics
