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Download full textMiller, Abby; Erisman, Wendy – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2011
The objectives of this research were to identify: 1) promising institutional practices for retaining and graduating low-income, first-generation community college transfer students at four-year institutions, including any transfer-specific support systems; 2) outcomes of transfer students (i.e., graduation rates) at four-year institutions in…
Descriptors: First Generation College Students, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, College Transfer Students
Engle, Jennifer; Tinto, Vincent – Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, 2008
Given the pressure to remain competitive in the global knowledge economy, it is in the shared national interest to act to increase the number of students who not only enter college, but more importantly, earn their degrees. Changing national demographics requires a refocus of efforts on improving postsecondary access and success among populations…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Human Capital, Educational Attainment, Barriers
