This study utilized ordinal logistic regression to investigate the factors influencing the completion of dual enrollment courses among male participants in a Virginia high school program. The research aimed to address the significant underrepresentation of Black males in dual enrollment participation and credit attainment compared to their White…

Campus recreation plays an important role on today's college and university campuses. Student involvement and engagement with campus recreation has multiple benefits to students extending beyond physical activity, such as students persisting at their college or university at a higher rate (Forrester et al., 2018), having a higher GPA (Belch et…

Many educational systems are generally viewed across the United States as failing to meet the increased demand of preparing an educated workforce to sustain the nation's economy and overall citizen way of life. One such failing is represented in the number of students not completing high school. To address the systemic dropout problem, federal and…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine (1) the predictive relationships of smartphone addiction, social networking sites usage, and the fear of missing out with academic achievement as measured by GPA in undergraduate students from 18 to 25 years of age using stepwise regression; (2) the correlation between levels of…

Food insecurity is a growing problem that is negatively affecting millions of households due to the limited or uncertain availability or access to nutritionally adequate and safe foods. Scholars have found that college students are hungry while learning or too hungry to learn. As a potential threat to student success on college campuses in the…

The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the relationship between non-cognitive skills and academic achievement in the form of course completion rate and cumulative GPA of African American male community college students. Eight non-cognitive variables were measured compared to the course completion rate and cumulative…

Advanced Placement courses and exams are seen as marks of distinction for high school students, but it remains unclear how participation in AP affects student performance at the post-secondary level -- a problematic situation given that "open enrollment" policies have vastly increased the numbers of students participating in AP. Data…

Research on the Advanced Placement (AP) program generally shows that students scoring 4s and 5s on AP exams outperform their non-AP peers in subsequent college courses. However, faculty often advise students with AP credit to repeat prerequisite courses in college before attempting advanced coursework, and there are few studies that provide…

Community college students who are juggling busy lives may be drawn to enroll in self-paced online courses. Shorter, eight-week versions of online courses are an option for these students instead of taking full sixteen-week versions. However, because eight-week courses cover the same amount of material in half the time, student success may be…

Many higher education institutions have implemented protocols for students on academic probation, a status generally triggered by a grade point average (GPA) of below 2.0. For this study, the effects of the revision of a previously created protocol for working with such students at the University of Connecticut was examined. The revised protocol…

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented global event that disrupted higher education learning environments in unique ways. This study explored the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on undergraduate students' academic progress in higher education at Saint Louis University. The outcomes of interest were four-year cumulative grade point average…

This study investigated quality faculty-student interactions, sense of belonging, self-efficacy for self-regulated learning, perceived responsibility for learning, academic achievement, and academic satisfaction. Participants (n = 898) included undergraduate students who identified as White, Black, and Latinx from a diverse university in the…

This study examines the relationship of expected family contribution (EFC) with student success for 427 freshmen students enrolled at Belhaven University in the Fall of 2016 and 2017. Success is measured by grade point average (GPA) and credit hours completed during the student's freshman year. These two critical factors are used to determine a…

This cross-sectional mixed-methods study found statistically significant differences in responses to 22 of 25 efficacy statements by participants separated into two categories based on their cumulative GPAs at one public high school in Wisconsin. Qualitative comments found limited results. Results of this study provide recommendations for geometry…

Many students come to school with risk factors that negatively impact their educational attainment and overall well-being. These risk factors may include but are not limited to abuse, poverty, teen pregnancy, low academic achievement, and learning disabilities. Other types of factors have been shown to provide a protective aspect against risk, and…