NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Gándara, Denisa; Li, Amy – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2020
Promise programs are proliferating across the United States, with wide variation in their design. Using national data on 33 Promise programs affecting single, 2-year colleges, this study examines program effects on first-time, full-time college enrollments of students by race/ethnicity and gender classification. Results suggest Promise programs…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Two Year College Students, Student Financial Aid
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Laden, Berta Vigil – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2004
This chapter presents an overview of the demographic shifts occurring in the United States and discusses the associated rapid increase in the number of community college students from diverse racial backgrounds. Profiles of two community colleges offer examples of timely responses to emerging majority students' academic, economic, and social…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demography, Population Trends, College Students