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Katherine J. Giardello – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Quantitative research has long shown lagging community college transfer student completion rates, in addition to excess credits earned and lengthened time-to-degree for transfer students that do earn a bachelor's degree (Horn & Skomsvold, 2011; Jenkins & Fink, 2016; Simone, 2014; U.S. GAO, 2017). Scant qualitative studies exist related to…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Transfer Rates (College), College Credits, Educational Policy
Tami Jo Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this study was to determine how resilience factors impact doctoral degree completion after a significant delay of one year or more. The non-completion of doctoral degrees has been a concern due to its economic, social, and personal consequences. The research questions being examined were: (1) What were the various reasons shared by…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Doctoral Degrees, Time to Degree, Barriers
Erin Mulligan-Nguyen – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The interest and participation in dual credit programs and courses has grown over the past several decades, especially within Texas; however, there is a lack of research that shows how the participation in dual credit programs and courses has impacted leading and lagging student success metrics once they enroll at a post-secondary institution. The…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Credits, Public Colleges
Katherine Zhou – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This dissertation studies opportunity and equity in college admissions, as well as how higher education affects labor market outcomes. The first two chapters explore how state policies affect enrollment at public institutions of higher education. The third chapter characterizes outcomes in a labor market in which agents with different skill levels…
Descriptors: College Admission, Labor Market, State Policy, Public Colleges
Corinne Bannon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study examined the factors that predict the likelihood of a first-time freshman (FTF) student retaining and graduating in a timely manner at the University of Kansas (KU) based on their perceptions of the frequency and quality of student-faculty engagement, with an emphasis on exploring differences between underrepresented minority students…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Research Universities, Teacher Student Relationship, College Freshmen
Heather Haeger; Quentin Sedlacek; Elia Hilda Bueno – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2024
Many students who enroll in a public U.S. 4-y college will not graduate. The odds of completing a college degree are even lower for students who have been marginalized in higher education, especially in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) fields. Can undergraduate research increase a student's likelihood of graduating college and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Research, Student Participation, STEM Education