This quantitative, correlational dissertation research examined if, and to what extent, student early academic success, student socioeconomic status, and student classification as a member of an underrepresented minority predicted student completion at a southeastern Washington two-year institution. The theory of behavioral economics, the iPASS…

Improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education has become a national priority and the call to modernize secondary science has been heard. A Physics First (PF) program with the curriculum sequence of physics, chemistry, and biology (PCB) driven by inquiry- and project-based learning offers a viable alternative to the…

Community colleges provide access to higher education for a broad range of students. The majority require "remedial" coursework in reading, writing and, especially, math. Most students who begin with this remedial coursework do not go on to earn a certificate or degree. Low levels of college graduation have high direct cost, adversely…