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Direct linkRosenbaum, Janet E. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Educational attainment is associated with voting and political trust, but less is known about whether voting and political trust are associated with subsequently higher educational attainment. In a sample of voting-age two-year college students in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health (n= 1212), this study identified three…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, National Surveys
Download full textGhazzawi, Dina; McKinney, Lyle; Horn, Catherine; Burridge, Andrea Backsheider; Carales, Vincent – Journal of International Students, 2021
International students in the United States have been increasingly attracted to community colleges as a starting point to higher education. Recently, their enrollment has been dropping. Research highlights the importance of student engagement to international students. However, few studies investigate their engagement experiences in community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Learner Engagement, Student Surveys, Two Year College Students
Underwood, William B.; Hernandez-Gantes, Victor M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine whether student outcomes are a function of participation in different modes of delivery and student age in an Opticianry program at the community college level. The three instructional delivery methods were traditional face-to-face instruction, online delivery, and a hybrid format where students take…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Allied Health Personnel, Community Colleges, Ophthalmology
Simons-Morton, Bruce; Haynie, Denise; O'Brien, Fearghal; Lipsky, Leah; Bible, Joe; Liu, Danping – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: To examine changes in health behaviors among US emerging adults 1 year after high school. Participants: The national sample of participants (N = 1,927), including those attending 4-year college/university (n = 884), 2-year colleges/technical schools (n = 588), and no college (n = 455), participated in annual spring surveys 2013-2014.…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Young Adults, College Students, Two Year College Students
McDaniel, Marla; Simms, Margaret C.; Monson, William; de Leon, Erwin – Urban Institute, 2015
Knowing the economic challenges young fathers without postsecondary education face in providing for their families, New York City's Young Men's Initiative launched a fatherhood program housed in LaGuardia Community College in spring 2012. The CUNY Fatherhood Academy (CFA) aims to connect young fathers to academic and employment opportunities while…
Descriptors: Fathers, Urban Areas, Parent Education, Community Colleges
McDaniel, Marla; Simms, Margaret C.; Monson, William; de Leon, Erwin – Urban Institute, 2015
Knowing the economic challenges young fathers without postsecondary education face in providing for their families, New York City's Young Men's Initiative launched a fatherhood program housed in LaGuardia Community College in spring 2012. The CUNY Fatherhood Academy (CFA) aims to connect young fathers to academic and employment opportunities while…
Descriptors: Fathers, Urban Areas, Parent Education, Community Colleges
Patterson, Peggy; Kline, Theresa – Association of Canadian Community Colleges, 2008
The objective of this study was to provide an overview of the role that Student Services play in making post-secondary institutions healthy settings. It also identifies institutions' capacity issues related to the delivery of Student Services and provides recommendations for post-secondary institutions and stakeholders on how to address these…
Descriptors: Focus Groups, Telephone Surveys, Young Adults, Foreign Countries
Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2006
One of the predominant characteristics of higher education in Pennsylvania is the high cost of attendance across the Commonwealth. The average tuition charged by a Pennsylvania community college--the benchmark measure used by "The National Report Card on Higher Education"--in 2004 was $2,514, making Pennsylvania the 14th most expensive…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Attendance, Tuition, Student Costs
Arliss, Rebecca – American Journal of Health Education, 2008
Background: Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) have been neglected in health research. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to (1) describe the sexual risk behaviors of a sample of AAPI community college students using questions from the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, and (2) to compare the sexual risk behaviors of AAPI…
Descriptors: College Students, Disease Control, Health Education, Health Promotion
