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Susannah Sandrin; Joel Nishimura; Misti Sexton; Samantha Barbosa; Pamela Marshall; Amanda Chapman; Niall McCarthy; James Tuohy – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
A study of hidden risks, anxieties and barriers to STEM student transfer from community college to a large, comprehensive university is presented. This qualitative study employed a thematic analysis of student responses to a semi-structured interview that asked students about their hesitancy to transfer to a 4-year institution. Participants…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community College Students, Barriers, STEM Education
Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2017
In 2014-15, the high school graduation rate reached a record high of 83 percent (U.S. Department of Education 2016). Despite the gains, over half a million students still drop out of high school each year (U.S. Department of Education 2015). High schools have adopted various strategies designed to keep students who are at risk of not graduating in…
Descriptors: High School Students, At Risk Students, Graduation Rate, Public Schools