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Zhang, Yi Leaf – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2022
Guided by the notion of academic momentum, this study drew data from longitudinal transcript records at a large public 4-year research university and examined factors that specifically contribute to community college transfer students' academic momentum. It also explored how early academic momentum along with students' sociodemographic…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, STEM Education, Educational Attainment
Clovis, Meghan Ann; Chang, Mido – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2021
Research has shown that academic momentum is a key factor in degree completion for students attending 4-year institutions. The characteristics of 2-year students (also called community college students) often lead them to engage in behaviors contrary to the theory of academic momentum, and these behaviors theoretically reduce their likelihood of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Bachelors Degrees, Two Year College Students
Barbera, Salvatore A.; Berkshire, Steven David; Boronat, Consuelo B.; Kennedy, Michael H. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2020
A plethora of research spanning several decades has attempted to understand predictors of retention and graduation in undergraduate bachelor's degree programs. The topic is no less important today, as larger and larger swaths of the American population attend college each year. Studies have demonstrated that key demographic variables, indicators…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Academic Persistence, Bachelors Degrees, Readiness
Mamiseishvili, Ketevan; Deggs, David M. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2013
The study utilized the Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/06) data set to examine persistence outcomes over a 3-year period across the national sample of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds at public 2-year institutions in the United States. More specifically, the purpose of our study was to investigate how…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges, College Transfer Students, Academic Persistence