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Jafar, Hayfa; Legusov, Oleg – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
This qualitative study examined the process whereby international college students from various countries choose their country of study, type of institution, specific college, and program. It identified and explored the relative importance of each decision-making factor. Fifty-five international students attending four Greater Toronto Area (GTA)…
Descriptors: Decision Making, College Choice, College Bound Students, Foreign Students
Acton, Riley – Education Finance and Policy, 2021
Recent efforts to increase college access and completion concentrate on reducing tuition rates at community colleges, but researchers and policy makers alike have expressed concern that such reductions may not lead to long-term gains in college completion. In this paper, I use detailed data on students' college enrollment and completion outcomes…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Paying for College, Tuition
Cindy M. Haney – ProQuest LLC, 2022
This research study attempted to understand the implications of a last-dollar, free community college program, otherwise known as a College Promise Program, and its ability to provide educational access, academic success, and degree attainment for the neediest of students. Three research questions focused on the relationship between eligibility…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Rural Education, Access to Education, Outcomes of Education
Handel, Stephen J. – College and University, 2020
Janet Marling is the Executive Director of the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students (NISTS), which is housed at the University of North Georgia. NISTS was established in 2002 at the University of North Texas and later moved to its present location in 2012. During this time, NISTS has grown into one of the largest national…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Higher Education, Equal Education, Community Colleges
Ruffalo Noel Levitz, 2016
This national report reflects the current state of college student satisfaction at four-year institutions, two-year public colleges, and career and private institutions. It examines the satisfaction and priorities of more than 578,000 college students across the United States. The report details what students identified as their biggest issues…
Descriptors: Student Satisfaction, College Students, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
Chung, Anna S. – Economics of Education Review, 2012
In this paper I investigate whether students self-select into the U.S. for-profit colleges or whether the choice of for-profit sector is accidental or due to the reasons external to the students (geographic exposure to for-profit providers, tuition pricing, or random circumstances). The main student-level data samples come from the National…
Descriptors: College Choice, Proprietary Schools, College Students, Community Colleges
Glynn, Jennifer – Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, 2017
Today a college degree is considered the ticket to a good job and the gateway to economic advancement. A student's chances of gaining admission to college, however, are often based more on parental wealth than the student's achievements. At the nation's most selective colleges, three percent of incoming freshmen come from families in the bottom…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Campuses, Barriers, High Achievement
Somers, Patricia; Haines, Kevin; Keene, Barbara; Bauer, Jon; Pfeiffer, Marcia; McCluskey, Jennifer; Settle, Jim; Sparks, Brad – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
Close to 50% of all college students attend 2-year colleges, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics (2003). The common assumption is that students who choose 2-year schools do so because they are academically deficient or price conscious. However, little research has been done on why students choose to attend a 2-year college.…
Descriptors: College Students, Focus Groups, College Choice, Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2008
The "International Student Guide to U.S. Community Colleges" is the only publication of its kind that targets prospective international students. Published annually, the Guide is designed to inform, advise, assist, and influence postsecondary students in other countries who plan to pursue education options in the United States. The Guide…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Foreign Students, Guides, Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2007
This guide was produced for prospective students considering studying in the United States. The guide is organized to help students through all stages of the process, including learning about the U.S. higher education system, finding the right college, benefits of attending community college, obtaining a student visa, estimating expenses, living…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Community Colleges, Guides, College Choice

Puyear, Don – Community College Review, 1987
Discusses the efforts of the Virginia State Board for Community Colleges to curtail the rise of tuition in the community college system. Describes the methods and findings of a study to determine the enrollment impact of a $0.75 per credit hour tuition reduction. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, Educational Legislation, Enrollment Influences

Haveman, Robert; Smeeding, Timothy – Future of Children, 2006
Most Americans expect the nation's colleges and universities to promote the goal of social mobility to make it possible for anyone with ability and motivation to succeed. But according to Robert Haveman and Timothy Smeeding, income-related gaps both in access to and in success in higher education are large and growing. In the top-tier colleges and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Social Mobility, College Role, Efficiency