An examination of the high-achieving community college transfer student at a research university

The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that might be contributing to the high academic success (GPA 3.0 or greater) of certain community college transfer students at a research university. The data for this study were collected in the Spring of 1990 using the population of Maryland community college transfer students enrolling at the University of Maryland, College Park for the Fall, 1988 semester. Discriminant function analysis was used to answer the following question, "What predicts academic success, as defined by grade-point average, of community college transfer students to a research university?" The criterion or dependent variable was group membership determined by grade-point average earned during the first semester of attendance at the University (Dl = GPA 3.0 or greater, DO = GPA less than 3.0).

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

doctoral

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Higher Education Administration

Department dc:contributor.department

Higher Education Administration

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

1991

Author dc:creator

• Holton, James M.

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Andrew, Loyd D.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Fortune, Jimmie C.
• Hereford, Karl T.
• Clement, Linda
• McKeen, Ronald L.

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

etd-10142005-103052

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/39860