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Genesis Arteta – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study uses secondary data to explore the relationship between the percentage of Latinos enrolled in a postsecondary institution and two educational outcomes: graduating within six years and total amount in student loan debt. Research on the concentration of Latino students in higher education have mostly focused on Hispanic Serving…
Descriptors: Hispanic American Students, College Students, Graduation Rate, Student Loan Programs
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Joanna L. Dickert; Jian Li – Research in Higher Education, 2024
As colleges and universities grapple with uncertainty around current and future enrollment as well as increasingly vocal questions about the value of postsecondary education, it is critically important that institutions ascertain and invest in the elements of campus learning and engagement that add value to the undergraduate experience. This study…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Student Participation, Educational Practices, Longitudinal Studies
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Taylor Delaney – Research in Higher Education, 2024
As college tuition rises nationwide, policy efforts to reduce these costs are increasingly focused at the 2-year level. However, it is not fully known whether increased access to college increases degree attainment. Compared to observationally equivalent peers who enroll in 4-year institutions, 2-year enrollees may face a decreased likelihood of…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Undergraduate Students, Two Year Colleges, Public Colleges
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Turk, Jonathan M. – Research in Higher Education, 2019
Close to two million first-year undergraduates enroll in developmental education each year. According to recent national estimates, less than half of students who start in developmental education go on to complete gateway courses and less than one-third eventually earn a degree. However, more research is needed to better assess potential…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Undergraduate Students, Correlation, Associate Degrees
Mitic, Radomir Ray – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This study contributes new evidence on the factors associated with undergraduate study abroad participation and post-college civic engagement, with particular attention on the moderating influence of first-generation college student status. Drawing on Education Longitudinal Study 2002-2012 data, this study analyzes how students' ascribed…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, First Generation College Students, Citizen Participation, Student Characteristics
Grawe, Nathan D. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018
Higher education faces a looming demographic storm. Decades-long patterns in fertility, migration, and immigration persistently nudge the country toward the Hispanic Southwest. As a result, the Northeast and Midwest--traditional higher education strongholds--expect to lose 5 percent of their college-aged populations between now and the mid-2020s.…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Attendance, Enrollment, Student Recruitment