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Download full textAmerican Association of Community Colleges, 2019
Based on a recent survey, this issue of "DataPoints" finds that work, expenses and family issues are the top three challenges to success cited by community college students. A breakdown of those categories shows the specific hurdles.
Descriptors: Success, Barriers, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Direct linkMcClure, Jennifer L. – College and University, 2017
In 2015, Elgin Community College's Student Success Infrastructure used the book "Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change" (2013) by Joseph Grenny, Kerry Patterson, David Maxfield, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler to help frame conversations about improving student success. One of the book's main concepts is using data to identify and…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Community Colleges, Success, Regression (Statistics)
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2021
This report has been prepared to document the in-person instruction practices developed and implemented by colleges during the pandemic. The report is intended to provide assistance to California community colleges in planning for continuity of instruction when fully returning to in-person instruction for career and technical education (CTE)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Teaching Methods, Vocational Education, Online Courses
Frogge, George – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Influences, Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis
Davis, Andrew; Frogge, George; Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Bers, Trudy; Jaffe, Phil – 1977
In an effort to determine success characteristics of introductory chemistry students, 135 enrollees in seven introductory chemistry classes at Oakton Community College were surveyed in the spring semester, 1977. Of the 120 respondents, it was found that 75% had enrolled because of curricular requirements in a career field, and only 8% did so…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Chemistry, College Science
