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Direct linkEpps, Amber M. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
With the increase in enrollment in online courses, comes the need for institutions to continue to encourage success and persistence, and ultimately provide appropriate support services. Additionally, postsecondary institutions have seen an increase in the number of nontraditional students enrolling in online courses as a means to further their…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Online Courses, Success, Undergraduate Students
Hill, Justin – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Public Law 105-244 of the 1998 Higher Education Act Amendments established that proprietary institutions must derive at least 90% (the "90/10 rule") of their revenue from sources other than federal student aid (Title IV funding). Schools that violate the 90/10 rule for 2 consecutive years lose access to Title IV funding (U.S. Department…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Graduation Rate, Student Characteristics, Educational Finance
Gilblom, Elizabeth Anne – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study examined if and to what extent selected institutional services and special learning and credit opportunities in the 2-year private, for-profit college sector and community colleges in the United States are related to race, socioeconomic status and urbanicity. The researcher evaluated whether the institutional services and special…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Two Year College Students, Public Colleges, Proprietary Schools
Palmer, Jacqueline M. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This qualitative study explores adult students' perceptions of how they were able to successfully complete their bachelor's degree at a for-profit institution, despite the many challenges previously presented in their pursuit of postsecondary education. Through this phenomenological study, the voices of the adult students who have…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, Student Attitudes, Proprietary Schools
Mozie-Ross, Yvette D. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This exploratory study contributes to what is known about the college choice process by providing a quantitative comparative analysis to determine how high school graduates who identify teachers as influential in their choice of college differ from graduates who do not. Specifically, this study answers the following research question: How do…
Descriptors: College Choice, Grade Point Average, Statistical Analysis, Comparative Analysis
Bush, Floretta M. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to understand, through nontraditional student perspectives, how institutional practices of postsecondary proprietary schools may influence the success of moderately to highly nontraditional students. The study was undertaken for these reasons: (a) A large and growing number of higher education students are…
Descriptors: Nontraditional Students, Higher Education, Proprietary Schools, Community Colleges
