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Understanding the Role of First Year Experience Courses in the Persistence, Retention, and Completion of Latinx HSI Community College Students
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Luis B. Ortega – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The purpose of this single phenomenological case study was to examine the importance of an FYE or College 101 seminar and why this topic matters to Latinx students' success. The research took place in a two-year Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) located in the Southwest part of the United States. The overarching question was: "How can…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, Courses, Community Colleges, Role of Education
Community College First-Year Seminar Courses and Persistence to Degree: A Qualitative Exploration of Graduating Students Perceptions of Course Components
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Kelley, Zachary L. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
As access to higher education has continuously risen throughout the second half of the twentieth century, community college student success has not kept pace. Within this climate, institutions look to cost-effective initiatives and programs to encourage student success in order to produce more certificate and degree earners. While many first-year…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, First Year Seminars, Academic Persistence
A First-Year Experience Sequence for Science and Mathematics Majors
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Deschamp, Brent; Latulippe, Christine – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2013
First-year experience courses, although common on university campuses, are conducted in a variety of formats. This article outlines strategies and activities used at a large urban commuter campus in a first-year experience sequence run by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for the College of Science. The course, designed for freshmen…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Majors (Students), First Year Seminars, College Science
Expanding the Role of Required Out-of-Class Experiences in FYE: Lessons from Personal Development and Student Development Projects
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Camarena, Phame; Saltarelli, Andrew; Lung, Janice – Journal of The First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, 2006
Assessment data from both an FYE-infused general education course (N = 153) and a first-year seminar (N = 392) were analyzed to identify students' perceptions about projects that required significant participation in out-of-class activities as an integral part of the course. The results from this analysis revealed that in addition to increasing…
Descriptors: Class Activities, First Year Seminars, Student Attitudes, Data Analysis
Avenues to Success in College: A Non-Credit Eight-Week Freshman Seminar.
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Odell, Patricia M. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
"Avenues to Success in College," a noncredit first-year orientation course, taught study and coping skills, familiarized students with campus facilities, and provided information about drug/alcohol use and other first-year concerns. Students completing the course earned higher average grades, were less likely to experience academic…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Coping
Preparing Incoming Students for the University Educational Process: From the Students' Perspective and Retrospective.
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Hanley, Gerard L.; Olson, Sharon L. – Journal of the Freshman Year Experience & Students in Transition, 1996
The effectiveness of a California State University, Long Beach, program to prepare incoming students for university-level work and educational processes was assessed in 2 surveys of new students (n=1,100, n=1,613) and 1 of 80 who had taken the course previously. Key elements in program success were identified: course content; teaching techniques;…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, College Freshmen, College Preparation