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Direct linkCleland, Nicole R. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The community college (CCcc) setting has become increasingly important in education; yet, graduation rates are low (20%) compared 4-year colleges (69%). Researchers have focused on factors that predict college students' retention and graduation. Measures of students' academic, social, and personal-emotional adjustment to colleges have been found…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Nontraditional Students, Student Adjustment
Scott, Johnny – ProQuest LLC, 2016
When examined more thoroughly, the complexities created by the discrepancies between admission and graduation of African American students point to the impact of their psychological orientation to community college. It simultaneously highlights the degree of their mainstream orientation experience and its impact on their perceptions of…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Organizational Climate, African American Community, College Students
Peer reviewedJackson, Dimitra Lynette; Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2015
The United States is experiencing a dire need for individuals who possess training and expertise in areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). With over half of the nation's students entering university environments via community colleges coupled with a large portion of this population majoring in STEM areas, the successful…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, STEM Education, Success
