The purpose of the qualitative phenomenological study was to understand and describe the lived experiences of adult English language learners previously enrolled in English as a Second Language Noncredit (ESLN) courses who were persisting in credit coursework through the lens of Bean and Metzner's (1985) nontraditional student attrition model. The…

Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are increasingly selecting to participate in postsecondary education. These individuals often face a number of challenges and barriers to success resulting in poor persistence and completion rates. For institutions of higher education, it is imperative that appropriate supports be put in place and…

There are nearly 1.7 million single-mother students who make up a substantial portion of the undergraduate student population. Only 8% of single-mother students graduate with a degree or certificate within 6 years of enrollment. There are multiple factors identified in the literature that contribute to low success and persistence rates. Factors…

Purpose: This qualitative study explored the educational lived experiences of first-generation Latino/a/x California community college transfer students, who had achieved "at the gate" transfer-ready status, and the factors that positively impact their persistence and successful transfer from a Hispanic-serving California community…

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of embedded tutoring and college readiness on students' academic outcomes in corequisite gateway English courses at a Texas community college. With the growing implementation of corequisite gateway classes in higher education to expedite students' academic tenure, schools are looking to…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of African American male former community college student-athletes who succeeded on their educational pathway. The study also sought to identify the supportive services African American male former student-athletes reported as contributing to their academic success. For the…

We, Professors Wendy Chin and Vinitha Nithianandam, both who teach technology courses at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), had a vision. This vision was to attract more women into the technology field and keep them enrolled in technology courses through graduation or transfer. We sought to do this by creating the CCBC Women in…

Background: Community colleges have the potential to be powerful vehicles for social mobility in the United States. As institutions with tuition rates that are a fraction of the cost of four-year public and private colleges, they are a critical resource for students looking for a relatively less expensive and more flexible option to attain a…

Inequity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education between white and racially minoritized college students continues to persist evident in the racial disparity of students educational outcomes. Scholars have examined this problem of racial inequity in STEM education outcomes from a variety of perspectives, yet their…

Food insecurity is a growing problem that is negatively affecting millions of households due to the limited or uncertain availability or access to nutritionally adequate and safe foods. Scholars have found that college students are hungry while learning or too hungry to learn. As a potential threat to student success on college campuses in the…

Community colleges have provided the means for the education of many students who may otherwise not have had an opportunity for higher education. The increasing numbers of nontraditional students, age 25 and older, who begin at a two-year community college make the transfer experience to a four-year college an essential component of higher…

This causal-comparative study examined the effect of revised placement rules on throughput student success for transfer-level mathematics students in California community colleges. This study was timely and relevant in providing insight into the educational reforms instituted by the AB705 legislature in California community colleges to maximize…

Community college persistence, retention, and graduation rates are very low (Koldner, 2015). CCSSE (2007), states that an essential predictor of higher education success rates is enhanced student engagement opportunities. This paper explores higher education hyperconnectivity Quan-Haase & Wellman (2006) and navigational capital Yosso (2005)…

The problem addressed in this study was the retention and completion rates at community colleges leave room for significant improvement, particularly with underprepared students who tend to be at a disadvantage and contribute to low graduation rates. A learning community designed to further engage students and improve retention was implemented at…

A portion of state-allocated funding for Texas community colleges has been reserved for the completion of outcome metrics, also known as performance-based funding. Texas community college leaders are faced with the challenges of adapting to increasing pressures from performance-based funding, while also ensuing institutional missions and goals are…