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Direct linkLong, Margaret; Cottrell-Yongye, Adrienne; Huynh, Tyler – Journal of College Science Teaching, 2020
Gwinnett Technical College (GTC), established in 1984, is the second-largest technical college in Georgia. As a two-year open-access college, GTC and other technical and community colleges are significant in educating STEM and nonSTEM majors in the scientific process and scientific literacy. To increase the success of students enrolled in…
Descriptors: Two Year Colleges, Vocational Schools, Nonmajors, Biology
Smart, Barry Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the effect that course format had on student success rates and withdrawal rates at an Alabama community college from 2012 to 2014. The goal was to determine if students who were enrolled in online, hybrid, or face-to-face developmental courses were more or less likely to withdraw from those…
Descriptors: Conventional Instruction, Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Community Colleges
Scott, Hyler A. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
First-generation female students in community colleges are dropping out and withdrawing from college at an alarming rate. There are women who are administrators and leaders in these institutions who were once first-generation college students. The research gleaned first-hand experiences from participants who were first-generation females. These…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, First Generation College Students, Higher Education, Community Colleges
Download full textSkomsvold, Paul; Radford, Alexandria Walton; Berkner, Lutz – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
In the 2003-04 academic year, approximately 4 million undergraduates began postsecondary education for the first time, enrolling in a wide variety of institutions, including 4-year colleges and universities, public 2-year community colleges, and for-profit institutions offering career-oriented and vocational programs. These Web Tables cover the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Educational Attainment, Academic Persistence, Transfer Rates (College)
Skomsvold, Paul; Radford, Alexandria Walton; Berkner, Lutz – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
In the 2003-04 academic year, approximately 4 million undergraduates began postsecondary education for the first time, enrolling in a wide variety of institutions, including 4-year colleges and universities, public 2-year community colleges, and for-profit institutions offering career-oriented and vocational programs. These Web Tables cover the…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Academic Persistence, Educational Attainment, Transfer Students
Borman, Kathryn M., Ed.; Tyson, Will, Ed.; Halperin, Rhoda H., Ed. – Palgrave Macmillan, 2010
Based on research conducted in a three-year, mixed-method, multi-site National Science Foundation, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program (STEP) Project, this book offers a comprehensive look into how engineering department culture and climate impacts the successful retention of female and under-represented…
Descriptors: Universities, Engineering Education, Minority Group Students, Urban Education
