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Direct linkBergman, Michael Douglas – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study seeks to examine the relationship between changes in state policies toward developmental education and the number of degrees awarded at community college students in the states of Connecticut, Florida, and Tennessee. It considers the history of developmental education and, beginning in 2003, explores the changes that occur as a result…
Descriptors: State Policy, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Policy, Academic Degrees
Boatman, Angela – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Large numbers of students who attend college each year are required to enroll in remedial programs aimed at enhancing their weak reading, writing, and/or mathematical skills and helping to prepare them for success in college-level courses. Recently, a host of new course innovations have surfaced that are intended to move students through…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Achievement, College Students, Postsecondary Education
Frogge, George – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Influences, Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis
Davis, Andrew; Frogge, George; Reid, E. Carol – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In 2010, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission changed its allotment of funding to an outcomes-based system (Tennessee Higher Education Commission, 2012, p.1). This meant that universities and colleges received money based on factors including associate degrees, certifications, and job placement rather than on enrollment, as institutions of…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Funding Formulas, Community Colleges, Urban Schools
Yates, Kathy Jo – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Each year millions of young people graduate from high school and enroll in colleges and universities across the country, and many of these students are underprepared for the demands and academic rigor of college-level courses. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there were significant differences in graduation rates between students…
Descriptors: Courses, Community Colleges, Graduation Rate, Developmental Studies Programs
Tharp, Terri J. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
This study investigated the impact of learning communities on the academic success of university students at-risk of academic failure. The effects of learning communities (LC) at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) on cumulative GPAs, retention rates, and earned cumulative hours of students with ACT sub-scores of 17 or 18 in math who were…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, State Colleges, At Risk Students, Academic Failure
