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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Rural Colleges"”.
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The 21st Century University President: Building Blocks for Effective Rural Leadership
… century college or university president in a rural setting. In the last few years, centuries of long held traditions, behaviors and expectations inside and outside of the university community have quickly and radically changed. The new and evolving knowledge-based economy of America has …
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Examining the College Choice of Black Students Enrolled at a Rural College
Mountain View College is a rural 2-year and 4-year degree granting school in the state of West Virginia that is plagued by declining enrollment, unstable financial assets, and minimum resources. In addition, the college exists in a community plagued by high rates of poverty and minimal racial …
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A Comparative Analysis of Success by Project Level Characteristics in the Upward Bound Program
… across project settings, projects from two-year rural colleges and four-year public suburban colleges have the most successful students.
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The Impact Of Faculty Development On Community College Adjunct Faculty
… regardless of their size or access to resources. Rural community colleges face the same challenges as all other higher education institutions; however, small, rural colleges have added difficulties due to their size and location. Recruiting qualified faculty is one challenge due to the small …
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Tale of the Tape: A Study of Two-year College Student-Athletes
… this study was to create a profile of a rural two-year college student-athlete and to utilize the data to determine if participation in athletics had any effect on student success measures. This study will help college administrators build a better understanding of the two-year college …
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The priority status of goals in rural Virginia community colleges as perceived by students, faculty, and administrators
… faculty, and administrators in Virginia rural community colleges. The research questions were (1) What are the student, faculty, and administrator perceptions of the present ("is") priority of community college goals?; (2) What are the student, faculty, and administrator perceptions of …
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Involvement in economic development activities by small rural community colleges
… development activities at selected small, rural two-year community colleges. Specifically, the study addressed the question of how a small rural community college can effectively contribute to the economic development efforts of the community it serves. This study combined the survey and …
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An economic analysis of small rural community colleges
… educational output in two-year public community colleges. The research hypothesis was that small rural community colleges cannot produce the same educational output at either the same average or the same marginal cost as do those community colleges that operate on a relatively larger scale. The …
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Examining CPE's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Policy and its Impact on HR Directors to Recruit and Hire Faculty of Color at Associate-Level Colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky
… and hiring faculty of color at associate-level colleges in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.The need for public community colleges in Kentucky to intensify their effort to recruit and hire this demographic is evident. However, current data and trends do not reflect the current CPE policy mandates. …
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Adult Re-Entry Students: Experiences Preceding Entry into a Rural Appalachian Community College.
… are age 24 or older (NCES, 2002). Community colleges offer financial, academic, and geographic accessibility making them a viable option for adults seeking to re-enter education (Cohen & Brawer, 1996).</p><p>The purpose of this study was to learn more about the life transitions that …