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America Yolanda Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Purpose: The overall purpose of this journal-ready dissertation centered on community college students in Texas, was to determine the degree to which changes had occurred in upward transfer rates. The first specific purpose was to establish the degree to which changes had occurred in upward transfer rates for Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White…
Descriptors: Community College Students, College Transfer Students, Transfer Rates (College), Minority Group Students
von Zastrow, Claus; Roberts, Maxine T.; Squires, John – Education Commission of the States, 2021
State education data systems help policymakers use data to evaluate the impact of their efforts to improve education. By disaggregating the data -- that is, breaking it out by different student subgroups -- policymakers can ensure that their efforts address the needs of students who have been traditionally underserved in educational settings. Yet…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Student Characteristics, Data Collection, Barriers
Hinz, Serena; Warkentien, Siri; Hong, Yihua – Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education, 2017
This report examines differences in enrollment, departure, and completion at postsecondary, subbaccalaureate career and technical education (CTE) programs among a nationally representative sample of students who first entered postsecondary education in academic year 2011-12. Logistic regression results show that female, Hispanic, Pell…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education, Demography, Enrollment
Sanchez, Jafeth E.; Lowman, Jennifer L.; Hill, Kathleen A. – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2018
Given the major investment in the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) grant, rising postsecondary access, trends in poor persistence and retention rates, and the ongoing accountability measures in higher education, it is critical to examine factors related to postsecondary performance and persistence of GEAR…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Undergraduate Study
Nevada System of Higher Education, 2010
The mission of the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is to provide higher education services to the citizens of the State at an excellent level of quality consistent with the state's resources. The information in this report is provided by the financial aid officers at each NSHE institution. Each fall, institutions submit a detailed…
Descriptors: Expenditures, Higher Education, State Colleges, Scholarships
Garrett Park Press, MD. – 1987
This directory of financial aid sources for minority students with any major includes the following types of information: (1) a summary and description of the fields, including college enrollment statistics, the costs of higher education, definitions of types of financial aid, and financial aid offices; (2) a directory of general scholarships,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Demand Occupations