Less than one-third of dual enrollment participants choose to matriculate with the host institution after high school, especially at a community college. Using Perna's college choice model, this qualitative study explored how dual enrollment participation shaped students' choice to attend the host institution the semester after high school…

This phenomenological case study identified how graduating seniors from one dual credit program connect to the college of their choice through the college recruitment process. The 16 purposefully selected participants were college bound graduating seniors enrolled in a dual enrollment academy program at one institution. The researcher conducted…

This study employed social capital and chain migration theory to understand the development of college aspirations and the college choice process of Latinx dual credit earners enrolled in engineering programs. Through semi-structured, one-on-one interviews, participants described the key individuals who inspired their college aspirations and…