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Download full textBickerstaff, Susan; Barragan, Melissa; Rucks-Ahidiana, Zawadi – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
To improve low rates of credential attainment in community colleges, individual schools as well as a number of national organizations have developed a range of initiatives focused on increasing rates of college completion and student success. Although the importance of non-academic factors in college completion and student success has been well…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Student Behavior, College Environment, Academic Achievement
Karp, Melinda Mechur – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2011
This paper examines the ways in which academically vulnerable students benefit from non-academic support. By reviewing theories of student persistence as well as program evaluation literature, the author identifies four mechanisms by which non-academic supports can improve student outcomes, including persistence and degree attainment. Programs…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Academic Persistence, Educational Theories, Outcomes of Education
