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Peters, Eleanor Eckerson; Roberson, Amanda Janice; Voight, Mamie – Institute for Higher Education Policy, 2019
This report shares the perspectives and aspirations of 17 low-income and working-class students based on interviews the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) conducted over two semesters of their college journeys. The report identifies opportunities for policymakers and institutional leaders to support all students through completion,…
Descriptors: College Students, Paying for College, Tuition, Student Loan Programs
A Phenomenological Study of African-American Community College Students in the Baltimore County Area
Osborne, Taneisha L. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Numerous empirical studies have been conducted to examine the factors that influence African American community college students' decisions to pursue a higher education. Studies have also examined the causes of the achievement gap between African-Americans and European American community college students. However, there is limited research about…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, African American Students, Interviews

Randall, Monica – 1999
This report provides statistical data on retention and graduation patterns of first-time, full-time undergraduates at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1977 to 1997. Among major findings were: (1) the second-year retention rate of all first-time, full-time undergraduates was 82 percent for the cohort of students entering…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, College Freshmen, College Students