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Kimberly Christine Stinson – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The lived experiences of Black/African American male students at a suburban community college in North Carolina were explored in this qualitative narrative study. Institutional data from the North Carolina Community College System revealed these students had the lowest percentages of persistence toward degree completion and of graduation. In an…
Descriptors: African American Students, Community College Students, Student Experience, Academic Persistence
Carol Ann Malphrus Hudgens – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This study was designed to determine whether the alignment of state and local priorities was a predictor of improving results, specifically the reduction in the percentage of inexperienced principals and percentages of low-performing schools and the increase in graduation rates. The population of this study included 115 North Carolina school…
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Educational Improvement, Court Litigation, Principals
Zong, Jie; Batalova, Jeanne – Migration Policy Institute, 2019
Since 2001, Congress has debated legislation that would offer a pathway to legal status for eligible unauthorized immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. And in 2012, President Barack Obama launched the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that offers work authorization and relief from deportation for some such…
Descriptors: Undocumented Immigrants, High School Graduates, Graduation Rate
Ashley B. Clayton; Rachel E. Worsham – Innovative Higher Education, 2024
This study examined the effectiveness of the Carolina College Advising Corps (CCAC) on two college readiness outcomes: advanced college preparatory course enrollment and SAT test-taking behaviors. The focus of this study is on concrete college readiness measures beyond mere college aspirations, as these measures more accurately predict college…
Descriptors: Public Schools, High Schools, Partnerships in Education, Academic Advising
Viano, Samantha – Online Learning, 2023
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, online credit recovery (OCR) was the most popular use of distance learning in high schools in the United States. With high course failure rates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, high schools have turned to OCR to help students recover lost credit. This study examined the potential consequences of…
Descriptors: High School Students, Academic Failure, Online Courses, Repetition
Darris R. Means; Jenay F. E. Willis; Kim Getfield; Devon Golden; Bryson Henriott; Brandon Lee; Alejandra Medina; Hannah Reilley; Lily K. Tunstall; Ying Zhou – Rural Educator, 2024
Since the 2016 U.S. presidential election, increasing attention has been paid to rural communities. For our study, we used a multicase study approach that included five states to study the difference between the rhetoric about the need to focus more attention on rural communities soon after the 2016 election and the practiced reality of state…
Descriptors: State Policy, Access to Education, Success, Rural Areas
Green, Courtney Susanne – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This correlational study utilized secondary, longitudinal data to examine the extent to which student-influenced and institution-influenced factors predict the academic success and degree completion of engineering transfer students at public four-year institutions in North Carolina. The sample included students who transferred from community…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, College Transfer Students, Academic Persistence, Graduation Rate
Kenneth G. Ingle – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The future of the workforce requires post-secondary education and the ability to effectively use technology. Technology has become an integral part of education, business, and daily life. Yet, there remains a digital divide for many individuals. Increasingly, community colleges are using technology in the classroom and as part of the processes…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers, Computer Uses in Education
Carmen Elliott Nunalee – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In an era of accountability for educational performance, community colleges should know whether student success is influenced by hiring racially diverse employees. Student interactions with diverse individuals improve student achievement on key performance indicators. This correlational study expands the limited body of knowledge on the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Personnel, Ethnic Diversity, Employees
Goodson, Drew Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Upward transfer is the process by which students begin their higher education at a Community College or other two-year institution and then transfer to a four-year institution to complete their bachelor degree. Community Colleges enroll 45% of all undergraduates in the United States, or approximately 7.7 million students (AACC, 2015). From their…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Universities, Community College Students, Institutional Mission
Mengli Song; Kyle Neering; Kristina L. Zeiser; Robert Schwarzhaupt; Sara Mitchell – American Educational Research Journal, 2024
Utilizing a lottery-based natural experiment, this study assessed the longer-term impact of early colleges on postsecondary degree attainment. It found that early colleges significantly increased the overall degree completion and associate degree completion rates within 10 years of expected high school graduation. While the impact on bachelor's…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Graduation Rate, Educational Attainment, Academic Degrees
Rhea, Anisa – Wake County Public School System, 2023
Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) SCORE Academy is an alternative learning high school composed of two distinct programs. SCORE Academy Re-engagement (A) serves students who are 16 to 21 years old and need to earn between one and 10 credits toward graduation. SCORE Academy Reassignment (B) serves students who have been reassigned by the…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Education, High School Students, Program Evaluation, Credits
Sorensen, Lucy C.; Bushway, Shawn D.; Gifford, Elizabeth J. – Education Finance and Policy, 2022
Nationwide, school principals are given wide discretion to use disciplinary tools like suspension and expulsion to create a safe learning environment. There is legitimate concern that this power can have negative consequences, particularly for the students who are excluded. This study uses linked disciplinary, education, and criminal justice…
Descriptors: Discipline, Juvenile Justice, Middle School Students, Crime
D'Amico, Mark M.; Chapman, Lisa M.; Robertson, Shun – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degrees are designed to prepare individuals for career opportunities, but they are increasingly prevalent among students transferring to universities. Still, transfer experiences for AAS holders are fraught with barriers such as credit loss and credit applicability toward baccalaureate degrees. Using statewide…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Transfer Students, Articulation (Education), Graduation Rate
North Carolina Community College System, 2023
The Performance Measures for Student Success Report is the North Carolina Community College System's major accountability document. This annual performance report is based on data compiled during the previous year and serves to inform colleges and the public on the performance of our 58 community colleges. In 2010, a review process was established…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Accountability, Performance, Community College Students