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Stark, Kristabel; Diaz, Yanet Gomez; Trigueros, Jennyfer; Ragunathan, Maalavika – Community College Review, 2024
Objective/Research Question: Community college coursework is a crucial entry point for early childhood professionals seeking to advance their careers in education. In this study, we examine how degree candidates at a small community college experienced the shift to online learning and their reasons for persistence in college during the pandemic.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Community Colleges, Preservice Teachers
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Elena Sandoval-Lucero; Janell Lindsey; Libby Klingsmith; Rebecca Chavez – Community College Review, 2024
Objective/Research Question: This practitioner-scholar study investigated perceptions and experiences of community college students who transferred upon completion of their associate degree programs in Colorado, a state with multiple state-level transfer policies. Each student participated in a cohort-based transfer support program offered at…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Student Experience, Student Attitudes, Associate Degrees
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Fay, Maggie P.; Jaggars, Shanna S.; Farakish, Negar – Community College Review, 2022
Objective: Few community college students who aspire to transfer ever do so. Prior research suggests that relationships with advisors, faculty, and administrators may play an important role in promoting successful transfer outcomes, particularly for traditionally underserved students. This study examines how students identified and weighed…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Transfer Students, Academic Advising
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Collom, Gresham D.; Biddix, J. Patrick; Svoboda, Britta L. – Community College Review, 2021
Objective: States increasingly create promise programs to increase college enrollment and degree attainment. The objective of this study was to understand the experiences of adult learners using the Tennessee Reconnect Grant (TN Reconnect) as they transitioned to becoming college students. Methods: Drawing upon interviews with 23 adult learners,…
Descriptors: Grants, State Programs, College Attendance, Student Attitudes
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Ocean, Mia – Community College Review, 2021
Objective: The purpose of this research is twofold: first, to investigate financially eligible Pell Grant community college students' perceptions of barriers and enablers to student success, and second, to critique the financial aid satisfactory academic progress (SAP) criteria through a cross-case comparison of students who are meeting and are…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, Barriers
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Wang, Xueli; Wang, Yan; Wickersham, Kelly; Sun, Ning; Chan, Hsun-yu – Community College Review, 2017
Objective: In community colleges, achieving competence in math is critical to students' timely progression through coursework and eventual educational success; yet, it remains unclear when the optimal timing to complete required math courses is in order to maximize the chance of completing a credential on time. This study examines the timing of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Required Courses, Mathematics Achievement