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Investigating the Impact of Orientation and Detected Characteristics of First-Time Online Students on Their Success Rate in a Community College Setting
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Akpom, Reginald – ProQuest LLC, 2013
It is evident that the failure rate is higher among online students than in-class students at Hopkinsville Community College. An analysis of the academic records of students who enrolled in online courses for the first time at Hopkinsville indicated a 13% higher withdrawal and failure rate than those who took in-class courses over the same period…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, College Freshmen, Online Courses