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Strategies for Enhancing Commuter Student Success
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Jacoby, Barbara; Garland, John – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
This article describes how to use what we know about commuter students to design and implement strategies that enhance their retention. It includes a discussion of the extraordinary diversity of the commuter student population and their common needs and concerns and offers several theoretical frameworks that have proven to be useful in…
Descriptors: Commuting Students, School Holding Power, Student Diversity, College Students
Community College Freshmen: Last In, First Out?
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Freer-Weiss, Dana – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory and Practice, 2004
Institutions that allow late admission may be doing a disservice to students who have not adequately prepared for their transition to college. This research examined 785 admissions files of first-time, matriculated college freshmen at an open-access college. Data were collected regarding the demographics, characteristics, and academic performance…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Academic Persistence, College Admission, Student Characteristics