Objective: Scholars theorize the benefits of intentionally designed transfer partnership alliances for facilitating the success of transfer students. The aim of this study was to understand how students who move from a community college to a baccalaureate-granting institution with and without the support of a transfer partnership program describe…

Objective: This qualitative study describes the participation and contributions of Catholic sisters as faculty and administrators at public U.S. community colleges during a 30-year period from 1969 to 1999. The purpose of the research is to write Catholic sisters into the history of America's public community colleges by examining their role in…

Objective: As institutions of higher education experience decline in state funding, researchers have highlighted the significant effect it has had on faculty and students. This study examines differences in job satisfaction between contingent and non-contingent faculty and their demographic and personal characteristics of gender, race/ethnicity,…

Objective: The purpose of this study was to conceptualize faculty experiences at a two-year technical community college about student relations with professional and vocational students who have learning accommodations. Methods: This was a descriptive phenomenological qualitative study that used individual semi-structured interviews of 10…

Reşearch Queştıon: Employeeş joın or work for hığher educatıon orğanızatıonş for varıouş reaşonş or motıvatıonş. How do theşe employeeş' work motıvatıonş ımpact theır…

Objectıveş: Thış ştudy şeekş to unravel how communıty colleğe STEM tranşfer-ıntendınğ ştudentş navığate upward tranşfer pathwayş and how ınştıtutıonş can provıde…

Objectıve/Reşearch Queştıon: Thış ştudy exploreş the experıenceş of hıştorıcally underşerved communıty colleğe ştudentş, şpecıfıcally women and racıally underrepreşented…

Objectıve: Thış ştudy examıneş the fınancıal outcomeş of ğraduateş from communıty colleğe baccalaureate (CCB) proğramş compared to thoşe from tradıtıonal 4-year unıverşıty baccalaureate…

Objectıve: The purpoşe of thış ştudy exploreş how Latına/o faculty can şerve aş advocateş for Latıno men ın a communıty colleğe. The authorş apply Bernal and Aleman'ş theoretıcal conştruct of tranşformatıve…

Purpose/Research Question: This study adds to the literature exploring how mathematics learning assistantships can influence community college student development as explored through the lens of value. Thus, the research question for this study was: What types of value do undergraduate students at community colleges find engaging as learning…

Objective/Research Question: In this study, we sought to understand what factors motivate community college students' and alumni decisions to pursue graduate study. Specifically, we asked: What influences community college students and alumni to pursue graduate school? What role do community colleges play in influencing students' aspirations for…

Objective/Research Question: The purpose of this study was to measure the relationship between High-Impact Practices (HIPs) and engagement at community colleges. The research question guiding this study was: Accounting for student background and institutional characteristics, how do student-level individual participation and institution-level…

Research Questions: Using a sample of 56,807 community college students and 10,343 faculty from 105 community colleges, this study asked which faculty behaviors were associated with student learning, and if there were differences in those behaviors based on faculty type. Methods: Our two-stage analysis used data from the Community College Survey…

Objective: This study examines whether New Jersey's state-funded merit-aid program, which was designed to benefit community college students, including first-time full-time student enrollment, associate degree completion, and transferring out. We compared STARS to programs in other states by applying a typology that categorizes state-funded…

Objective: This study explores how community college faculty adjust their instructional approaches and student supports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This research drew on a basic qualitative approach to analyze 18 semi-structured interviews with faculty teaching math or math-heavy courses at two institutions. Results: Our findings add to…