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Iowa's community college transfer students, 1996-2000: demographics, graduation, and retention rates
<p>This study compares Iowa community college (CC) transfer students who transferred to one of Iowa's three Regent universities in the fall of 1996 to students who started at one of the Iowa Regent universities in 1994 and who were still attending such university in the fall of 1996 (referred to as …
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Education from the "Bottom" Up: Black Women Navigating the Community College Transfer Experience
… at the experiences of 11 Black women as they transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. This study employs Black Feminist Thought to help analyze the experiences of Black women who transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. This framework is particularly …
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Community college transfer student identity, development and engagement: a constructivist grounded theory approach
… grounded theory study was to explore community college transfer student identity, development, and engagement at four-year institutions due to the lack of literature in these areas. Relational maps and interview questions were crafted as part of the research design to explore meaning …
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The academic performances of community college transfer students at Eastern Washington University (EWU)
<p>This thesis assesses the academic progress of transfer students at Eastern Washington University. Over %60 of college graduates attend multiple institutions (United States Department of Education, 2006) and more than %70 of Washington students attend a technical or community college before …
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Can I Make It at the Big U? Community College Transfer Student Stories
… of questions for high school counselors, and community college and university educators and administrators. Additional areas for qualitative and quantitative research are identified that included case studies, survey research, and evaluative research.
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From Community College to Degree: Examining the Success of Undocumented Community College Transfer Students
… who began their postsecondary education at community colleges and graduated from 4-year institutions. Guided by the undocumented community of trust model, which integrates Yosso’s (2005) community cultural wealth framework, Coleman’s (1994) theory of trust, and the newly introduced concept …
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An examination of the high-achieving community college transfer student at a research university
… 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 …
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Validating the Experiences of Male Mexican American Community College Transfer Students Studying at Catholic Universities
California's community colleges and public and private universities must collaborate to address the Tidal Wave II student enrollment surge composed mostly of Hispanic/Latinos and Asian students in order to meet the educational needs of community college transfer students (CCTSs). Avoiding the issue …
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An investigation of the student experiences and institutional practices affecting spring-semester community college transfer students
The majority of the present research conducted on community college transfer students has focused on students who transfer at the start of the fall semester. However, many four-year institutions also admit transfer students to matriculate in the spring semester. These students enroll mid-year and …
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Becoming Transfer Friendly: Evaluating Four-Year Higher Education Institution Strategies to Support Community College Transfer Student Success
… institutions (HEIs) nationwide must become more transfer friendly so that more community college transfer (CCT) students persist and complete their bachelor’s degrees, as a path to more students’ economic mobility and to equity across communities. This study aims to provide learnings to support …
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Enhancing the Community College Transfer Pathway: Exploring Aspects of Transfer Receptivity at 4-Year Institutions in Engineering
Community college transfer pathways may play a critical role in realizing broadened participation in engineering; Community colleges serve as an important access-oriented pathway through the postsecondary system in the United States, and also depend on 4-year institutions to streamline vertical …
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An application of investment theory of community college transfer students to understand bachelor degree completion and the role of articulation agreement
<p>Community colleges are a valuable and important commodity in the education system in the United States. As of 2015, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) reports that there are 1,123 active community colleges, with 28 community colleges in the state of Michigan. The AACC further …
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Exploring Community College Stigma: A Phenomenology of the Lived Experience for Community College Transfer Students Attending the University of Massachusetts Amherst
<p>Despite impressive statistics related to community college transfer student achievement, negative perceptions and stigma attached to attending community college persist. The problem addressed by this phenomenological study is the community college stigma experience for transfer students …
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Can they always transfer to a four-year college later? Examining high school English learner (EL) graduates’ community college transfer pathway
… high school counselors and teachers to attend community colleges first, and are assured that they can always transfer to a four-year institution later. While community colleges are an important port of entry for ELs’ college education, little is known about what happens to high school EL …
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Predicting the academic performance of Virginia community college transfer students to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University using academic and non-academic background characteristics
… there has been concern about the performance of community college (CC) students who transfer from community to senior institutions. This concern has led to considerable research, most of which has shown that CC grade point average (GPA) declined in the first year of student transfer from one-half …
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Timing is Everything: A Comparative Study of the Adjustment Process of Fall and Mid-Year Community College Transfer Students at a Public Four-Year University
Many four-year institutions accept community college transfer students at mid-year (i.e., second semester) to recuperate declines in fall semester enrollments (Britt & Hirt, 1999). Students entering mid-year may face unique challenges adjusting and find that the institutional support to assist in …
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The academic achievement of upper-level students in engineering technology curricula: a prediction study
… related mid-careers. An increasing number of colleges that offer majors in Engineering Technology have been experiencing dramatic increases in the number of program applicants, with community college transfer students accounting for a significant percentage of the total mix. There is a concern …
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