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Terron Phillips; Christine Kiracofe – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2023
College student retention theorists have suggested that improving students' financial literacy may improve student retention and completion rates. Before this important line of inquiry can be thoroughly examined, it is first important to understand if and how major state universities in the United States currently provide students with financial…
Descriptors: Financial Literacy, College Students, School Holding Power, Time to Degree
Opoku, George – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Problem: International students are an important part of higher education institutions because they bring in funds, they enhance the diversity, and increase the knowledge being shared (Srivastava et al., 2010; Luo & Jamieson-Drake, 2013; Ongo, 2019; Knight, 2007; Pandit, K., 2007; Baklashova & Kazakov, 2016). Therefore, if retention is not…
Descriptors: Time to Degree, Blacks, Foreign Students, Foreign Countries
James A. Slavin – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study investigated the experiences of community college leaders using the guided pathways model to increase student retention. As a conceptual framework, the study utilized Tinto's integration theory of student dropout behavior. While previous research has focused on understanding the guided pathways processes and stakeholders'…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Deans, Administrators, College Administration
Andria Lynn Coleman – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this study is to identify the needs of undergraduate students who are homeless or displaced, as well as examine the policies, procedures, and systems of Mountain University, a public four-year university, that may support or hinder students' retention and progression. This study will be driven by the following research question: How…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Homeless People, Student Needs, Educational Policy
Ian W. Li; Denise Jackson – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2024
Expansionary policies to widen participation in higher education have led to a growth in alternative entry pathways into university. This study considers the experiences and retention outcomes of those entering Australian universities through different pathways, and how these vary across diverse student groups. Data were drawn from linked student…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Guided Pathways, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies
Jennie Towner – ProQuest LLC, 2024
A concerning reality in higher education is the persistent disparity in retention and graduation rates between students of color and White students. These persistent outcome differences are commonly referred to as opportunity or achievement gaps. To address these gaps, higher education institutions are enacting targeted approaches to mitigate or…
Descriptors: Racial Factors, Student Empowerment, School Holding Power, Time to Degree
Yukhymenko-Lescroart, Mariya A.; Sharma, Gitima – Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, 2023
This study examined whether first-time full-time freshman students' sense of purpose predicted their progress towards a degree. Freshman students (N = 421, 62.2% females) completed self-report measures of sense of purpose and academic commitments within the first month of starting college; a year later, the data on first-year progress towards a…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Time to Degree, Quality of Life, Goal Orientation
Rebecca M. Jones; Mary Emenike – Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 2024
Beginning in 2016 and with funding from the National Science Foundation, the Rural and Diverse Student Scholars Program at George Mason University supported two cohorts of diverse undergraduate students from rural Virginia in their pursuit of a STEM degree. A holistic program design and individual components aimed to combine to support student…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Student Diversity, Undergraduate Students, STEM Education
Thomas J. O'Malley – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Students of traditionally disadvantaged backgrounds generally need to receive extra support as they enter college. Many resources have been developed to address this issue, such as peer-counseling programs, faculty-mentoring programs, and federally funded TRIO Programs. There is an increase in retention problems in higher education communities and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Student Motivation, Academic Persistence, School Holding Power
Jeffery Lindsey Jr. – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The purpose of this study was to examine the predictability of types of mentoring relationships on the perceived academic success, retention status, graduation status, and progression status of undergraduate students in the United States. Specifically, this study focused on the predictable relationship between types of mentoring relationships such…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Mentors, Prediction, Self Concept
Williams, Ana L. – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Latino students are enrolling in college at higher rates than any other demographic, but these developments have not been reflected in increased retention or degree completion rates. A disparity in the rate of degree achievement between Latino males and their counterparts has been referred to as the "vanishing Latino male" phenomenon.…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, Males, College Students, Student Experience
Greer, Kimberly – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Historically, science, technology, math, and engineering (STEM) fields have been saturated with White males while persons excluded based on race or ethnicity (PEERs) are leaving STEM due to a lack of belonging and identity. The purpose of this quantitative multiple regression analysis was to identify whether a relationship exists between the use…
Descriptors: Community College Students, STEM Education, Online Courses, Inclusion
Justin C. Ortagus; Hope Allchin; Benjamin Skinner; Melvin Tanner; Isaac McFarlin – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Most students who begin at a community college do not complete their desired credential. Many former students fail to graduate due to various barriers rather than their academic performance. To encourage previously successful non-completers to re-enroll and eventually graduate, a growing number of community colleges have implemented re-enrollment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Reentry Students, College Enrollment, Educational Attainment
Rolle, Denise Sheree – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of this research is adult students enrolled in seven online allied health programs offered by a postsecondary healthcare career institution. The problem under investigation is the retention and timely graduation of adult students in an online learning environment. The question is the extent to which student support services influence…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Online Courses, Career Guidance, Time to Degree
Emy Nelson Decker – Journal of Education Finance, 2023
Responsibility center management (RCM) is a market-based budget model that may benefit certain academic institutions. While there are supporters and opponents of the model, there is a lack of hard evidence about the potential impact of RCM on a variety of institutional variables, hence the need for this study. This study brought together the…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis, Financial Services