Colleges may not be prepared to support veteran students transitioning from the military to higher education, resulting in more significant attrition levels for veteran students struggling to adapt to their new surroundings. This qualitative phenomenological study examined the experiences of post-9/11 veteran students as they transitioned from the…

On average, 22% of military veterans enroll in higher education versus 12% of civilians (Zhang, 2017). Furthermore, approximately 36% more undergraduate student veterans reported having a disability when compared to undergraduate civilians (de Brey et al., 2021). Some of the barriers that student veterans with disabilities may experience in higher…

The Experiences of Undergraduate Nontraditional Students Utilizing Student Services at Post-Secondary Institutions in Florida- A Qualitative Study Michael Deneus 2021: Applied Dissertation, Nova Southeastern University, Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice. Keywords: nontraditional students student support…

The purpose of this qualitative, descriptive study was to explore how low socioeconomic status (SES), minority, adult high school graduates describe the influence of their parents, program activities, and possible employment opportunities in pursuing Career and Technical Education/Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (CTE) courses in a…

This applied dissertation was designed to understand and explore the experiences of veteran military students at a public four-year higher education institution in the South Florida region. This study utilized a focus group case study design for data collection and analysis. A committee of experts in the field of higher education reviewed the…