A Study of Attrition in a Respiratory Care Associate Degree Program in a Northeast Tennessee Community College.

<p>The Walters State Community College's Respiratory Care (WSCC RC) Program had a 33% attrition rate during a five-year period from 1999 through 2003. This study analyzed demographic, pre-admission, and academic variables to identify reasons for attrition within the WSCC RC program. The population size was 90 students; this was the entire population of five consecutive classes graduating during a five-year period from 1999 through 2003. The criterion variables included high school attended, gender, age, college-level GPA, college-level credit hours, and developmental requirements.</p> <p>Statistical tests revealed that college-level GPA, college-level credit hours, and developmental requirements influenced persistence within the population. The chi-square test of significance was conducted to compare the attrition rate of the students. There was a significant difference in persistence for GPA, X²(1) = 9.844, <em>p</em> = .002; college credit hours, X²(2) = 14.943, <em>p</em> = .001; and developmental students, X²(1) = 4.582, <em>p</em>= .032.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MALS (Master of Arts in Liberal Studies)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Liberal Studies

Grantor dc:publisher

East Tennessee State University

Year dc:date.issued

2005

Author dc:creator

• Lilly, Donna D

• Respiratory Care
• attrition
• students
• Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Liberal Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1091

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-2248