| Type of Document |
Dissertation |
| Author |
Park, Toby
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| Author's Email Address |
toby.park@vanderbilt.edu |
| URN |
etd-03242012-094629 |
| Title |
THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN TEXAS:
THE IMPACT OF ACADEMIC INTENSITY, TRANSFER,
AND WORKING ON STUDENT SUCCESS
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| Degree |
PhD |
| Department |
Leadership and Policy Studies |
| Advisory Committee |
| Advisor Name |
Title |
| Stella Flores |
Committee Chair |
| Michael McLendon |
Committee Member |
| Stephen DesJardins |
Committee Member |
| William Doyle |
Committee Member |
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| Keywords |
- higher education
- community college
- access
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| Date of Defense |
2012-02-17 |
| Availability |
restricted |
Abstract
Far too many students who begin at a community college are unsuccessful in transferring to a four-year institution and completing a baccalaureate degree. How can we explain this phenomenon and how could policy interventions be implemented to improve student success? To better understand the role of the community college, I examine three specific pathways. First, I investigate the transfer process between two- and four-year institutions with a focus on credit hours earned in the first semester. Second, I examine the degree attainment patterns for those students who successfully transfer to a four-year school in comparison to their peers who initially began in the four-year sector. Third, I explore the time-varying factors associated with overall undergraduate degree attainment, with a focus on wages earned while currently enrolled, for those students beginning at the community college.
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