ERIC Number: EJ844690
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009-Sep
Pages: 19
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0361-0365
Baccalaureate Attainment and College Persistence of Community College Transfer Students at Four-Year Institutions
Wang, Xueli
Research in Higher Education, v50 n6 p570-588 Sep 2009
Studying factors that predict bachelor's degree attainment has generated considerable empirical interest over the past few decades. Relatively few studies, however, have focused on community college transfer students and the unique factors that predict their educational outcomes. Utilizing the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 and Postsecondary Education Transcript Study, this research tested logistic regression models to predict baccalaureate attainment and college persistence among high school graduates of 1992 who attended community colleges first and eventually transferred to four-year institutions. Results indicate that the probability of attaining a bachelor's degree among these students is significantly associated with gender, SES, high school curriculum, educational expectation upon entering college, GPA earned from community colleges, college involvement, and math remediation. Perceived locus of control and community college GPA are significant predictors of persistence. Implications for policy and future research are also discussed.
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Academic Persistence, Longitudinal Studies, Locus of Control, College Transfer Students, Grade Point Average, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, High School Graduates, Institutional Research, Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Postsecondary Education Transcript Study

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