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ERIC Number: EJ462965
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-1066-8926
Taking a Break in Schooling: Why Community College Students Stop Out.
Bonham, L. Adrianne; Luckie, Jo Ann I.
Community College Journal of Research and Practice, v17 n3 p257-70 May-Jun 1993
Describes a study of 399 students who attended Del Mar College (Texas) in fall 1990 but did not return in spring 1991, examining students' original goals, reasons for not returning by gender and ethnicity, and feelings about the college. Most respondents (73%) considered themselves "stopouts," citing time/money conflicts as their reason for leaving. (MAB)
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Outcomes of Education, School Holding Power, Stopouts, Student Behavior, Student Educational Objectives, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Del Mar College TX