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Direct linkOcean, Mia – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2017
There is a wealth of literature on the integration of university students increasing retention and ultimate completion, yet much less is known about the connections or disconnections that exist for community college students. Therefore, I interviewed financially eligible Pell Grant community college students (n = 62) about their connections to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Attitudes, Social Integration
Ozaki, C. Casey – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2016
This qualitative study explored the external and internal reasons involved in students' decisions to return to college after an extended absence. Specifically, it sought to explore the role of students' concepts of who they might be (or want to avoid becoming) in the college and career domains of their lives, their possible selves. Analysis of…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, College Students, Interviews, Decision Making
Hillstock, Laurie G.; Havice, Pamela A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2014
This study explored pre- and post-admission characteristics of retained first-year students enrolled in non-proximal distance learning programs within public, 2-year colleges. Five pre-admission and six post-admission characteristics were explored. The sample for this study consisted of 197 first-year students enrolled in non-proximal distance…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Characteristics, School Holding Power, Distance Education
Laanan, Frankie Santos; Starobin, Soko S.; Eggleston, Latrice E. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2011
Community colleges play a critical role in the pathway to a baccalaureate degree for millions of students, especially among women and ethnic minorities. This study investigates the complexity of the transfer experience among students who began their postsecondary education at a 2-year college and transferred to a large 4-year university.…
Descriptors: Admissions Officers, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, School Holding Power
Austin, Sandra A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2007
This qualitative report examines a successful public university program funded by the Avon Foundation to provide scholarship and support services to non-traditional female community college transfer students. Female commuter transfer students often manage multiple roles of parent, student, and employee while attending college. This article…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Females, Partnerships in Education, Universities
Hawley, Tamela H.; Harris, Tracy A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2006
This study analyzed student characteristics that impact persistence among first-year students attending a large, metropolitan community college. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) Freshmen Survey was administered to first-time students during orientation. Factor analysis was used to classify students' personality and behavioral…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Student Attitudes, College Freshmen, College Administration
