Barriers To Access And Success For Rural Community College Students At Rural Community And Technical College: Understanding The Effect Of A Mandatory First-Year Experience Course On Retention And Persistence

<p>This study examined the effect of a mandatory first-year experience course on retention and persistence. More specifically, this study examined the effect of a mandatory first-year experience course on in-semester retention and semester-to-semester persistence rates for rural community and technical college students at one rural community and technical college in Southeastern Kentucky. Existing data about in-semester retention and semester-to-semester retention rates was used for students who took a mandatory first-year experience course as well as for students who did not take the mandatory first-year experience course. The data was analyzed using an independent samples t-test for each group to do a comparison of means. The data for all three independent samples t-tests indicated that retention and persistence rates for students who took the mandatory first-year experience course were lower than the in-semester retention and semester-to-semester persistence rates for students who were not required to take the course. Implications for further research are discussed. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Education (EdD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Doctoral's

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

Eastern Kentucky University

Year

2021

Author dc:creator

• Spencer-Barnes, Amanda

• First-Year Experience
• Persistence
• Retention
• Community College Education Administration
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 2021 Amanda Spencer-Barnes

Repository record dc:identifier

https://encompass.eku.edu/etd/764

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:encompass.eku.edu:etd-1762