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Direct linkAnderson, Carissa M. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Launched in 2009, the college completion agenda aims to significantly increase the number of community college graduates by 2020. While the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) (2012) believes that the goals of the completion agenda can be achieved without institutions sacrificing their mission or reducing student services, little is…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Schools, Academic Persistence, Agenda Setting
Penn, Charisse T. – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine persistence factors of Minority and White female students at "three rural community colleges in Ohio. The study also examined the demographic characteristics of female Ohio rural community college students." The independent variables in this study were race (White, Minority), gender,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Females, White Students, Minority Group Students
Clarke, Courtney L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study was designed to explore faculty perceptions about institutional and instructional efforts to achieve equitable learning outcomes among low-income students in rural community colleges. A review of the literature suggests that efforts to achieve equitable learning outcomes have primarily focused on urban institutions and have been viewed…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Teacher Attitudes, Outcomes of Education, Grounded Theory
Wise, Jessica L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this research was to determine how to identify, recruit, develop, and retain suitable adjunct faculty in rural community colleges in Ohio. The research problem resulted from a limited availability of potential faculty possessing the required credentials and andragogical training in Ohio's rural and Appalachian areas. Research…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Rural Schools, Community Colleges, Teacher Qualifications
Peer reviewedBoerner, Heather – Community College Journal, 2015
This article describes how out-of-work miners are engaged in the Empowering Education Initiative, a unique alliance between Country Music Television (CMT) and community colleges in Appalachia. The initiative, which includes a website and a series of country music concerts, is changing the conversation in the Appalachian region, giving hope to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Music Activities, Job Training
Download full textFreeman, Melissa L.; Conley, Valerie Martin – Online Submission, 2008
This exploratory study examined the impact of location (rural vs. non-rural) and individual characteristics such as age, gender, and risk factors on baccalaureate attainment of vertical transfer students. Descriptive findings indicate that overall few students (12%) who began in a two-year institution transferred to a four-year institution.…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Risk
