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Direct linkCalcagno, Juan Carlos; Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis; Kienzl, Gregory; Leinbach, Timothy – Economics of Education Review, 2008
Most of the models developed to examine student persistence and attainment in postsecondary education largely fail to account for the influence of institutional factors, particularly when attendance is observed at multiple institutions. Multi-institutional attendance is common for students who begin at a community college, but until now an…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Institutional Characteristics, Minority Groups
Download full textBailey, Thomas; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Jenkins, Davis; Kienzl, Gregory; Leinbach, Timothy – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2005
The goal of this study is to determine the institutional characteristics that affect the success of community college students as measured by the individual student probability of completing a certificate or degree or transferring to a baccalaureate institution. While there is extensive research on the institutional determinants of educational…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Academic Achievement
Bailey, Thomas; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Jenkins, Davis; Kienzl, Greg; Leinbach, Timothy – Community College Research Center, 2005
The goal of this report is to measure the institutional characteristics that affect the success of community college students, particularly low-income and minority students. While there is a growing literature on this topic for baccalaureate institutions, few researchers have attempted to address the issue for community colleges. Since this line…
Descriptors: Student Characteristics, Minority Groups, Institutional Characteristics, Low Income Groups
Bailey, Thomas; Leinbach, Timothy; Scott, Marc; Alfonso, Mariana; Kienzl, Gregory; Kennedy, Benjamin – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2004
This Brief presents a profile of the enrollment, demographic, and educational characteristics, and the educational goals, of community college students in occupational programs. It compares their features with those of community college students in academic programs and with baccalaureate students. This analysis further considers the distinct…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education, College Students
Bailey, Thomas; Jenkins, Davis; Leinbach, Timothy – Community College Research Center, 2005
This report summarizes statistics on access and attainment in higher education, focusing particularly on community college students, using data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88), which follows a nationally representative sample of individuals who were eighth graders in the spring of 1988. A sample of these…
Descriptors: Academic Degrees, Postsecondary Education, College Students, Minority Groups
Bailey, Thomas; Calcagno, Juan Carlos; Jenkins, Davis; Leinbach, Timothy; Kienzl, Gregory – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2005
Over the last decade, policymakers, educators, and researchers have increasingly sought to understand community college policies and practices that promote students' success. This effort has been partly driven by an increased emphasis on outcome accountability, but it has also promoted a productive discussion about improving institutional…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, College Outcomes Assessment, Institutional Characteristics
