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Understanding the Community College Concurrent Enrollment Instructor Credentialing Cliff from the High School Administrators’ Perspective: A Qualitative Study Utilizing Principal-Agent Theory Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Mark Schneider, Lisa Snodgrass
Roughly half of liberal arts concurrent enrollment (CE) instructors partnering with community colleges in some locations under the Higher Learning Commission’s (HLC) accreditation are in jeopardy o...
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Adapting ‘Ethics Bowl’ Strategies for Teaching Introductory Ethics Course – A Case Study of an American Community College Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-04-02 Satya Sundar Sethy, Gregory Wright, Mike Salitrynski
Teaching introductory ethics course or courses with strong ethics content to first- and second-year undergraduate students presents numerous challenges. Most students register for these courses to ...
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Experiences of Adult Educators in Selecting Appropriate Teaching Methods in Engineering Courses at TVET Colleges in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Ivan Magadza, Johannes Mampane
This study’s sought to identify and fix problems with teaching strategies used in engineering courses at a TVET college in South Africa’s Mpumalanga area. A Phenomenological, explorative, and descr...
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“It’s a Long Way from Here”: Mapping Rural-Serving Community College Educators’ Work Across Landscapes of Practice Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-22 Rosemary McBride, Reshmi Singh, Rachel Watson
Rural-serving community colleges (RSCCs) play vital roles in their communities yet often struggle to facilitate student transfer to further education, especially in STEM fields. This mixed methods ...
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An Instrument to Assess Faculty Who Support Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder at Community Colleges Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-15 Pamela L. Hanks, Mitchell R. Williams, Linda Bol, R. Jason Lynch
Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are one of the fastest growing groups at the community college, and supporting faculty members who teach students with ASD is a challenge for college le...
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Equity-Focused Education Abroad in a Community College: Practitioner Perspective Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Hyun-Sook Kang, LaTanya Kurney
This qualitative case study examines, through an educational equity lens, the motivation, challenges, and assessment associated with international program development as appraised by the faculty an...
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Beyond the Shock: Examining Academic Success in Veteran Community College Transfers at a Rural Land Grant Institution Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Amanda DeDiego, Jon Carrier, Stephen Crynes
The current study explores differences in transfer shock between veteran and non-veteran community college transfer students at a land grant institution in a rural state. Analysis includes institut...
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Course-Level Evaluation of an 8-Week Calendar Implementation at a Two-Year College Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-23 Viktor Brenner
A Midwestern 2-year college undertook a course-level analysis of student success in courses (N = 197) two years after transitioning to an 8-week calendar. Statistical comparisons were made between ...
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How Can Dual Education in Technical and Vocational Institutions Improve Students’ Academic Achievements and Mitigate Youth Unemployment in Kazakhstan Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-05 Gulashar Z. Doskeyeva, Roza A. Kuzembekova, Samazhan Y. Umirzakov, Aigul S. Beimisheva, Rassima A. Salimbayeva
This study aims to describe the role of dual education in improving students’ academic achievement and mitigating youth unemployment in Kazakhstan. To examine this issue, a survey was conducted amo...
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Great College Teaching: Where it Happens and How to Foster it Everywhere Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Scott Gregory
Published in Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 48, No. 1, 2024)
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The Community’s College: The Pursuit Of Democracy, Economic Development, and Success Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Meghan Merritt
Published in Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 48, No. 1, 2024)
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The Year 2023 in Retrospect: Celebrating the Best of Community College Research Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-28 Deborah L. Floyd, Gianna Ramdin
The year 2023 has afforded the Community College Journal of Research and Practice opportunities to publish 12 issues featuring impactful research and scholarship about community colleges. This arti...
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Leadership Practices in Scaling Efforts in Community Colleges Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-21 Carlos Sandoval Jr, Bethany Sansing-Helton, Angela Knotts, Ann Edwards
Leadership in community colleges, and postsecondary institutions more broadly, plays a central role in the sustainability and scaling of promising innovations within institutions. Understanding wha...
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A Pilot Study of Drayton Valley’s Zero-Fee Tuition Program Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Matt Ormandy, Alexa Ferdinands, Autumn Nesdoly, Maria Mayan
This qualitative pilot study introduces and reflects on early development and implementation of the Zero Fee Tuition (ZFT) program in the rural, oil and gas town of Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada....
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Exploring How Socioeconomic Status and the S-STEM Scholarship Influence Engineering Identity Development for Community College Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Maria Espino, Amanda Stevens, Sarah Rodriguez, Brian D. Le
Developing an engineering identity is crucial for students pursuing an engineering degree. Community college students may experience greater difficulty building and maintaining engineering identiti...
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Exploring Earning Benefits of Sub-Baccalaureate Credentials Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Terry Ishitani
Graduating from college is the rite of passage to economic success. While economic benefits associated with bachelor’s degree attainment are well-documented, less is known about economic returns of...
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A Longitudinal Ecological Study of How Unemployment and University Proximity Shaped Adult Community College Enrollment in Arkansas from 1999 Through 2018 Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-12 Kevin M. Roessger, Daniel Parker, Michael S. Hevel, James Weese, Aubree Hughart-Thomas
We examined how unemployment and proximity to public universities affected the rate of adult (25+) enrollment in public two-year community colleges in Arkansas between 1999 and 2008. To examine how...
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Hiring Managers’ Perceptions of the Employability of Career and Technical Education Graduates Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-11 Kaneshya Lucas, Robin Grebing
Community colleges serve as a pipeline to industry for students seeking jobs in technical fields. Despite community colleges’ contribution to the workforce, there is a stigma attached to their prog...
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Community College Student Perceptions of Faculty-Led Office Hours Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-07 Jody Resko, Kevin Kolack, Mark Ulrich, Trikartikaningsih Byas
There is general agreement among faculty members that office hours are underutilized by students. However, the reasons students at a large, diverse, urban community college do not seek out extracur...
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Shaping Pathways from Community College to Medical School: Examining the Validating Perspectives of Academic Advisors and Counselors Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-04 Kristin I. McCann, Sunny Nakae, Lorenzo D. Baber, Clare Signorelli
The negative correlation of community college enrollment and medical school admission (U.S.) is well documented in the literature. U.S. medical schools face challenges in recruiting diverse applica...
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How Community College Students Leverage Resources and Support Networks to Achieve Transfer Goals Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Hidahis Mesa, Adela Soliz
This study makes use of data from an original survey and focus groups, as well as state administrative data to understand how students make use of resources in order to navigate the vertical transf...
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Queer Students’ of Color Sense of Inclusion Inside Community College Classrooms Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Niraj Wagh
The purpose of this paper is to describe queer students’ of color (QSOCs) sense of inclusion inside community college (CC) classrooms. This study was conducted using qualitative methods and utilize...
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Upward Transfer Student Pathways in Computing: Examining Degree and Career Outcomes Through Structural Equation Modeling Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Jennifer M. Blaney, Annie M. Wofford
Community college transfer represents an important mechanism for advancing access to STEM degrees and careers. Yet, little is known about community college transfer pathways in computing. Utilizing...
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Food, Academic Counseling, Faculty Support, Financial Aid, Technology, Therapy, and Legal Assistance: Immediate Validation for Community College Undocumented Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Luis M. Andrade
The purposes of the present exploratory qualitative study were to investigate if a California community college provided localized assistance to undocumented students during the COVID-19 pandemic a...
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Concurrent Enrollment Outcomes by Course Location Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-23 Grant Clayton, Anna Faria, Patty Witkowsky
In this paper, we compared the initial outcomes of students who took concurrent enrollment (CE) at their high school with those who did so at a local college. We use propensity score matching to pr...
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Neoliberal Pressures and Democratic Aims: How Competing Logics of the Community College Influence Dual Enrollment Growth Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Julia C. Duncheon, Dustin Hornbeck
Dual enrollment coursework, also known as dual credit (DC), allows high school students to earn college credit through secondary-postsecondary partnerships. DC participation has been positively ass...
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Experiences of 2-Year Transfer Athletes: “There should be More of an Education Process” Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-16 Nikola Grafnetterova, Guillermo Ortega, José Del Real Viramontes
Community colleges make up an important sector of postsecondary education by providing access to students from all backgrounds, including athletes with aspirations to find an alternative path to be...
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Weighing In: Faculty Recommendations for Policy and Practice at Post-Remedial Community Colleges Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Ilse Schrynemakers, Victor Fichera, Cary Lane
Considering the importance of faculty’s role in policymaking – especially when related to student success – this study provided a comprehensive analysis of faculty’s perceived obstacles to student ...
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“I Thought It Was a Little Risky”: Transfer Barriers for Students with Scholarship Support Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Susannah Sandrin, Joel Nishimura, Misti Sexton, Samantha Barbosa, Pamela Marshall, Amanda Chapman, Niall McCarthy, James Tuohy
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 analysi...
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Measuring Belongingness in Higher Education: Assessing the Relevance of the University Belongingness Questionnaire (UBQ) in Community College Settings Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Christopher Slaten, Wes Bonifay, Bini Sebastian, Michael Steven Williams
ABSTRACT The current study assesses the utility of the University Belongingness Questionnaire (UBQ) in community college settings. Utilizing item response theory (IRT), the UBQ was evaluated with a sample of 1155 community college students at one large community college on the west coast. In addition, other constructs were measured to ascertain the validity and further understand belonging in community
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“Setting Down Roots”—Developing Formerly Incarcerated Student Programs Through Advocacy and Network Building Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Nicole Contreras-García
ABSTRACT This study examines formerly incarcerated student programming from practitioner perspectives at California community colleges. The following research questions guide the study: 1) How has the pandemic and concurrent sociopolitical contexts influence the way staff, faculty, and administrators approach their work? 2) How do practitioners describe their experiences supporting formerly incarcerated
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Socializing Future Community College Faculty Doctoral Professional Development and Career Preparation Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-12 Radomir Ray Mitic, Enyu Zhou, Hironao Okahana
ABSTRACT This study provides empirical evidence that PhD graduates working at community colleges feel less prepared than their counterparts employed in research universities. In addition, we find that perceptions of skills related to research are not predictive of feelings of job preparation for community college faculty. We offer recommendations for doctoral programs to better prepare future faculty
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Understanding the Unexpected Transition from In-Person to Online Courses: Perspectives from Community College Students in STEM Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Thai-Huy Nguyen, Maya Rabinowitz
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted community colleges and created a new context in which they were forced to operate. Faculty, especially those who normally taught in-person, were required to transition quickly to fully online classrooms. Drawing on semi-structured interviews conducted at the start of the pandemic with 17 students pursuing degree programs in STEM across a three-campus community
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Gaps in Information Literacy Preparedness Between Students at Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-11 Megan Dempsey, Joan Dalrymple
ABSTRACT Using cross-institutional survey data from 407 first-year college students, differences in information literacy preparation and academic library experiences between community college students and students at four-year institutions are examined. Results show that first-year community college students are more likely to be novice library users, having had fewer interactions with their high school
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“Through Their Fingers Like Water”: How Community College Students View Family as Sources of Financial Education Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-13 Z. W. Taylor, Karen L. Serna, Linda Eguiluz, McKayla Marois
As community college students often come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, report greater financial challenges, and experience higher cohort default rates on student loans compared to peers att...
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Critical Race Theory and U.S. Community Colleges: Contending with Controversy Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-07 Jill Channing, Benjamin Patterson
Critical Race Theory (CRT) can be used as an analytical framework for understanding the propagation of systemic racism within societal structures and institutions, particularly in community college...
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? Examining Persistence Factors Among Rural First-Year Community College Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-24 William Bowlin, Carol Cutler White
College completion is an important focus for policy and practice and is impacted by student academic and non-academic factors. Participation in non-classroom activities is well documented to extend...
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Community College Civic Education and Hannah Arendt Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Clifford Harbour, Jonathon Sanders
In 1947, the Truman Commission recommended that American colleges and universities recommit themselves to civic education. Community colleges accepted this responsibility and today they offer a wid...
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A White Educators’ Guide to Equity: Teaching for Justice in Community Colleges Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-02 Dennis Stevenson
Published in Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 48, No. 3, 2024)
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Perceived Barriers to Transfer that Rural Community College Students Experience when Transitioning to a Regional University Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Kelly Coke, Rebecca Hite, Irma Harper
This exploratory, phenomenological study explored how rural community college students perceived barriers from the transfer process and the support services they had needed for their successful tra...
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Neighborhood Democracy: Building Anchor Partnerships between Colleges and Their Communities Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Emily Holmes
Published in Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Vol. 48, No. 2, 2024)
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Equity Case Studies on Rural Community Colleges: A Blueprint for Campus Change Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Jorge Burmicky, Roshaunda L. Breeden, Micara Lewis-Sessoms, Pamela L. Eddy, Sarah L. Rodriguez
ABSTRACT The purpose of this article is to provide a blueprint to conduct equity case studies in rural community colleges. Informed by our field work experiences applying case study design and equity-minded frameworks, this blueprint involves four distinct steps: 1) identifying rural community colleges in North Carolina; 2) operationalizing equity in rural community colleges; 3) building rapport and
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How Career Coaches Employed by Community Colleges Shape Students’ Postsecondary and Professional Pathways in North Carolina Public High Schools Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-25 Brett Ranon Nachman, Laura G. Maldonado, Catherine Hartman, Sarah A. Deal
ABSTRACT Community colleges have long responded to local workforce needs through assembling programming and alliances aimed at reducing workforce gaps while concurrently training the next generation of industry professionals. The emergence of the North Carolina Community College System’s NC Career Coach Program, stemming from North Carolina General Statute 115D–21.5, is one such illustration. Through
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Correction Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-25
Published in Community College Journal of Research and Practice (Ahead of Print, 2023)
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Competing, Coordinating, or Collaborating: Perspectives on the Community College Baccalaureate Within the Context of Mission Differentiation Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-21 Ivy Love, Jonathan Matthew Turk
ABSTRACT Today, half of all states authorize at least one community college to offer bachelor’s degree programs. In the past five years alone, eight states have authorized community colleges to offer baccalaureate programs. Given the momentum behind this movement, we sought to qualitatively explore higher education leaders’ perceptions of the role of community college baccalaureate (CCB) programs in
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Capacity Building Workshop for Two-Year Colleges Seeking U.S. National Science Foundation Funding Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Marialice Mastronardi, David R. Brown, Maura Borrego, John Krupzak
ABSTRACT In this paper, we report the description and evaluation of an annual workshop titled “Capacity Building Workshops for Competitive S-STEM Proposals from Two-Year Colleges in the Western U.S.” which was offered in June of 2019, 2020, and 2021 with the goal of facilitating submissions to the NSF S-STEM program from 2-year colleges (2YCs). The two-day workshop was composed of separate sessions
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Community College to PhD Scholars Program: Short-Term Outcome Evaluation of an Undergraduate Research and PhD Preparation Program Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-16 David Van Nguyen, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, S. Michael Gaddis
ABSTRACT Research suggests that community college alumni may be underrepresented within PhD programs. As such, we implemented and evaluated the Community College to PhD (CC2PhD) Scholars Program at the University of California, Los Angeles. CC2PhD was a 7-month undergraduate research and PhD preparation program for community college sophomores in the social sciences. Like other undergraduate research
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The Procedural Traps and Barriers to Receiving Aid: A Case Study of the Financial Aid Ecosystem in a Hispanic Serving Community College Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Natacha Cesar-Davis, Adrian Huerta, Devon Graves, Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Regina Deil-Amen
This study describes students’ experiences applying for and maintaining financial aid at a community college in Southern California. Through individual interviews and focus groups, we examined the ...
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Dual Enrollment Equity in Rural America’s Two-Year Public Postsecondary Institutions Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Hobart Harmon, Jerry Johnson
ABSTRACT Two decades of growth in dual enrollment, also accelerated during the COVID pandemic, demands attention to equal opportunities available in rural areas. We use the IPEDS database to explore geographic equality of dual enrollment availability offered by two-year public postsecondary institutions in rural America. Shifts in economies and demographic changes across rural America present substantial
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“I Made My Own Lane at the Community college:” A Narrative Study on the Hero’s Journey of Latino Men Transfer Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-31 Ronald R. Johnson, Cristobal Salinas Jr, Deborah L. Floyd, Bryan D. Hursh
ABSTRACT In this qualitative narrative study, the stories of 10 Latino men students were used to understand their transfer experiences from a community college to a university. The Hero’s Journey conceptual framework was used in this narrative study to understand what motivates and influences Latino men to transfer from a community college to a university. The specific methods of data collection used
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Understanding the Concurrent Enrollment Instructor Credentialing Cliff from the Instructors’ Perspective: A Qualitative Study Utilizing Principal-Agent Theory Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-30 Mark Schneider, Lisa Snodgrass
A credentialing standard clarification brought forth by the Higher Learning Commission could result in the elimination of approximately half of the liberal arts concurrent enrollment instructors in...
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Driven Away: The Relationship Between Gasoline Prices and Community College Student Retention Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-26 Jill M. Beccaris-Pescatore, Joseph H. Paris, Jonathan C. Reiter, Jake D. Winfield
ABSTRACT Previous studies identified student-specific and institutional factors that impact community college student retention. However, few studies have examined associations between commodity prices and community college student retention. Guided by rational choice theory, we examine the relationship between annual, state-level gasoline prices and community college student retention. Using institution
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Course Placement for Non-Traditional Community College Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-25 Mark A. Perkins, Jonathan W. Carrier, Joseph M. Schaffer
Community colleges often employ measures to determine student course placement. Though much research has examined the predictive validity of placement measures such as ACT or high-school GPA, littl...
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A Critical Examination of Perceptions of Supportive Institutional Environment Among Transfer-Seeking Community College Students Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-19 Sandra L. Dika, Yi Wang, Mark M. D’Amico, Carmen Serrata, E. Michael Bohlig
ABSTRACT The authors of this study utilized data from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement to conduct a critical examination of perceptions of institutional support among transfer-seeking community college students in North Carolina. We adopted an intersectional quantitative approach by centering racial and ethnic identity, and examining the influence of other social and institutional
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Spending at Baccalaureate-Granting Community Colleges: A Focus on Institutional Aid Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-04-20 Jeremy Wright-Kim
Community college baccalaureates (CCBs) provide an affordable pathway to baccalaureate-level education but increasing tuition rates present a potential financial barrier for students. Institutional...
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“We Service the Taxpayers and Families Where Others Do Not”: A Rural Community College Typology Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Erin N. Spencer, Mia Ocean, Matt Saboe, Simon Condliffe, Keith Hazen
ABSTRACT U.S. rural community colleges serve approximately 3.4 million students, yet there is very little research on these institutions. We conducted a mulitple case study to develop a typology of rural community college locations. We gathered and analyzed publicly available data (n = 25) and private institutional data (n = 6) and conducted in-person interviews (n = 27), site visits (n = 7), and telephone
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Students’ Perceived Importance-Satisfaction Gaps in Vertical Transfer Experiences Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Valerie O. Paton, Soohyun Yi, Sarah Schiffecker, Lucy Arellano, Patricia Ryan Pal
ABSTRACT This study contributes to the understanding of vertical transfer pathways between lower division coursework and seven four-year institutions of higher education that were identified as Title V eligible or emerging institutions at the time of the study. By incorporating vertical transfer students’ perceptions of importance and satisfaction of components within pre-, mid-, and post-transfer
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Men of Color Programs Serving Latino Men at Hispanic-Serving Community Colleges: An Organizational Identity Exploration Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Jorge Burmicky, Christopher Estrella-Ramirez, Susana H. Hernández, Wonsun Ryu, Rodrigo Aguayo, Victor B. Sáenz
ABSTRACT This multi-sited case study explored Men of Color (MoC) programs at Hispanic-serving community colleges. By employing frameworks designed to make meaning of Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) organizational identity, we examined how MoC program practitioners define the organizational identity of their Hispanic-serving community college, and how these understandings shape the services provided
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Classroom Equity Data Inquiry for Racial Equity Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-03-21 Rebekah Sidman-Taveau
ABSTRACT Longstanding inequities exist in community colleges across the United States. To address these inequities, California Community Colleges educators have engaged in a variety of practices including the writing of equity plans and participation in equity data inquiry. However, there is an urgent need for greater focus on racial equity and for more faculty involvement in equity work at the classroom
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A Presidential Perspective on the Practice of Fundraising in Community Colleges Community College Journal of Research and Practice Pub Date : 2023-03-20 Michael T. Miller
ABSTRACT All higher education institutions have concerns about their fiscal health, and many have engaged in fundraising practices to augment and supplement other sources of revenue. Community colleges have been slower than their 4-year counterparts to engage in fundraising. Despite enrolling almost half of all students in postsecondary education, they continue to raise a small percentage of all philanthropic