ERIC Number: EJ1105933
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jun
Pages: 14
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Using Community College Prior Academic Performance to Predict Re-Enrollment at a Four-Year Online University
Nadasen, Denise; List, Alexandra
Online Learning, v20 n2 p120-133 Jun 2016
Students' re-enrollment in the subsequent semester after their first semester at a four-year institution is a strong predictor of retention and graduation. This is especially true for students who transfer from a community college to a four-year institution because of the many external or non-academic factors influencing a student's decision to re-enroll. This research study examines student learner characteristics and course-taking behaviors at the community college and first-term GPA at a four-year institution to predict the likelihood of re-enrollment for 8,200 students from two community colleges who transferred to an online, public, four-year institution. The logistic regression models showed that gender, age, and first-term GPA at the four-year institution were significant predictors of re-enrollment. These findings contribute to the growing literature on transfer students and may provide researchers and practitioners a greater understanding of how community college factors influence the progression and success for transfer students at four-year institutions.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Prior Learning, Academic Achievement, Prediction, Enrollment, College Freshmen, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Transfer Students, Student Characteristics, Course Selection (Students), Grade Point Average, Virtual Universities, Regression (Statistics), Demography, Online Courses, Nontraditional Students, Age Differences, Racial Differences, Efficiency
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Two Year Colleges; Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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