NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Deirdre Michelle Wilson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
For the purposes of this study, criteria for non-traditional students were: adults ages 25 and older, race/ethnicity, gender, entry date or transfer to a community college in Middle Tennessee during fall 2015 through summer 2021, and Pell/Grant eligibility. The problem is that non-traditional students have lower completions than traditional…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Adult Students, Graduation Rate, Nontraditional Students
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Rachel Baker; Eric Bettinger; Madison Dell; Gus Gluek; Kaylee Matheny; Hidahis Mesa; Alex Monday – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Background: Condensed courses, as opposed to semester-long courses, are an increasingly popular strategy to improve equity in higher education. With condensed courses, students focus on a smaller number of courses during seven- to ten-week terms (Gullatt, 2006; Zepeda & Mayers, 2006). Historically marginalized students may benefit because the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community College Students, College Faculty, Minicourses
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Zachary J. Hyder; Gresham D. Collom; J. Patrick Biddix – Texas Education Review, 2024
We utilize a difference-in-difference design to examine the effect of adopting a statewide promise program on the enrollment of community college students across socio-economic status. Limited by a small sample size for treated units, we find inferential evidence that the adoption of a state-wide, last-dollar promise program for community colleges…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Unemployment, Public Colleges, Community Colleges