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Direct linkGabe Estill – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In this interview study, I examine how student affairs administration (SAA) works at rural community colleges as well as how rural senior student affairs officers (SSAOs) function in their leadership roles. The study purports to understand student affairs in the context of "rurality," or what it means to be rural. Two primary research…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Rural Schools, Student Personnel Workers, Administrator Attitudes
Brent L. Todd – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Colleges implement success courses to improve student outcomes. Since expanding its curriculum to include nine success courses, Illinois Eastern Community Colleges (IECC)--a multi-college community college district in rural, southeastern Illinois--has not determined the efficacy of these courses on student success. The purpose of this study was to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, Curriculum Development, Rural Schools
Jacob Cushing – ProQuest LLC, 2020
This dissertation examined the acculturation experience of community college international students in the hopes of providing practitioners with a guide on best support practices. Considering the important contributions international students at community colleges make to the economy and the diverse environment at community colleges, it is…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Community College Students, Acculturation, Student Experience
Peer reviewedLissette M. Piedra; Christine Escobar-Sawicki; Carol Wilson Smith – Journal of Social Work Education, 2024
Community college students are an untapped reservoir of talent and including them in social work education aligns with the values of the profession. Yet these students encounter formidable obstacles on the path from a 2-year degree to an affordable social work degree. In this article, we describe the systems thinking underlying a newly instituted…
Descriptors: Social Work, Counselor Training, Community College Students, Barriers
Tonia Young-Babb – ProQuest LLC, 2021
While Pell-grants and other financial aid offers the payment of college, students of low-income have little to no assistance for cost-of-living expenses. Frequently, students go without supplies, technology, and internet connections; they even live without the security of food and shelter. Students of low-income face barriers that leave them…
Descriptors: Work Study Programs, Federal Programs, Community College Students, Graduation Rate
Christina J. Coclanis-Loding – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There are 44 million adults over the age of 24 who hold a high school diploma, and another 35 million adults who have some college credit, but have not earned their college degree. These numbers make adult learners a viable population to attract and matriculate at community colleges. Considering the impact adult learners would have on enrollment…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Public Colleges
