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Davis, Andrew; Frogge, George; Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Schwartz, Mary Beth McJunkin – ProQuest LLC, 2010
In recent years, community colleges have garnered national attention in terms of their potential to produce graduates and assist in the revitalization of the national economy. This has resulted in an increased need for both community college researchers and practitioners to understand more fully the factors that influence student persistence. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Academic Persistence, Academic Advising, College Students
Johnson-Dedeaux, Vanessa Massalyn – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study was the first attempt to evaluate the college's career/technical current advising practices. The purpose of this study was to investigate career/technical students' satisfaction with academic advising at a rural community college and to investigate whether there were any relationships between students' satisfaction and various…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Student Attitudes, Humor, Community Colleges
Cornille, Keith T. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Affordable education and retraining are essential to maintain a skilled workforce. Community and technical colleges are positioned to meet these needs. Open access and late enrollment may be linked to student retention and attrition. This study examined the enrollment records of 7317 first time credit-seeking students between 2005 and 2007.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Technical Institutes, Grade Point Average
Maalouf, Kathy John – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In response to the increasing challenge for community colleges to uphold their mission of accessibility with an open door policy, while being held accountable for student success, higher education administrators and counselors need to have a better comprehension on the relationship among community college students, institutional enrollment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, School Registration, Multicampus Colleges, Academic Persistence
Goodman, Patricia A. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although significant research exists on the causes of student attrition, minimal research has examined how combinations of student variables and institutional practices interact to predict student persistence. The purpose of this research was to identify the extent to which course registration time, low-income status, and transfer-oriented goals…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Technical Institutes, School Registration, Student Attrition
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