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Direct linkChristopher Bjork – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2025
This article analyzes the structure and outcomes of a unique summer bridge program, Exploring Transfer (ET). Community college students who participate in ET spend six weeks living on the campus of a liberal arts college and enroll in two rigorous courses, similar to those offered during the academic year. To assess the impact of this program, the…
Descriptors: Community College Students, Summer Programs, Transitional Programs, Program Effectiveness
Download full textCyrette Saunier; Susan Scrivener; Austin Slaughter; Noor Amanullah; Sukanya Barman; Cynthia Miller; Colleen Sommo; Erick Alonzo, Contributor; Osvaldo Avila, Contributor; Katie Beal, Contributor; Parker Cellura, Contributor; Ben Cohen, Contributor; Stanley Dai, Contributor; Hannah Dalporto, Contributor; Claudia Escobar, Contributor; Colin Hill, Contributor; Marco Lepe, Contributor; Tiffany Morton, Contributor; Rebekah O’Donoghue, Contributor; Vivianna Plancarte, Contributor; Alyssa Ratledge, Contributor; Elena Serna-Wallender, Contributor; Andrea Vasquez, Contributor; Rae Walker, Contributor; Michelle Ware, Contributor; Kayla Warner, Contributor; Melissa Wavelet, Contributor; Michael Weiss, Contributor; Diane Wren, Contributor – MDRC, 2025
Community colleges and broad-access universities (those with minimally selective admissions policies) provide an opportunity for students across the United States to attain postsecondary degrees and achieve economic mobility. However, graduation rates from such colleges are often low and there are many obstacles that can be difficult to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Academic Persistence, Program Development, Costs
Jorge Grajales-Díaz – Inquiry: The Journal of the Virginia Community Colleges, 2025
This study employed qualitative methods to explore how the "UVA in Valencia Summer Program 2019/2021" approached instructional practices (e.g., in-class and out-of-class immersive learning activities, homestays, pre-program services, including use of L2 and culture learning strategies) to identify those features of the program design…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Study Abroad, Teaching Methods, Program Design
Amechi, Mauriell H. – New America, 2022
Despite the growing popularity of WBL, the community college and workforce development fields need greater transparency and clarity on the design of these programs to broaden workforce pathways, ensure the transferability of exemplary program models, and support the advancement of equitable outcomes for all students, especially learners from…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Education Work Relationship
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2025
The General Appropriations Act, Senate Bill 1, Article III, Special Provisions, Section 45, 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, for the 2026-27 biennium directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB or Coordinating Board) to submit an annual report that presents the goals and practices of Texas public general academic…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, State Legislation, Higher Education, Universities
Persad, Doodnath; Farrell, Permilla; Alonzo-Williams, Carla; Sargeant, Roxanne – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2023
Purpose: Unless higher education institutions ensure that first-rate academic programme offerings are supported with the provision of high-quality services, student satisfaction, retention, enrolment and ultimately, viability of the institutions will be adversely affected (Canic and McCarthy, 2000). The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Educational Assessment
Laleh Esmaili Coté – ProQuest LLC, 2024
In this dissertation, I present readers with three studies about the ways in which science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) research experiences impact undergraduate learning, perspectives, and academic/career activities. In the first two studies I focus on this topic by investigating the ways in which undergraduates were impacted…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Internship Programs, Community College Students, Undergraduate Students
Felita R. Johnson – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The first-year experiences of six African American male students participating in a developmental education program at a community college were examined. African American male students constitute a significant proportion of those who struggle with academic performance. The initial year of college can be challenging for African American males,…
Descriptors: African American Students, Males, Developmental Studies Programs, Community College Students
Eloho Ifinedo; Diane Burt – Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education, 2025
Purpose: Service-learning (SL) is a widely accepted pedagogy that can enrich the learning experience for students in higher education while they apply their skills in a meaningful community service. This research is part of a larger project that aimed to motivate educational achievement among youths living in a priority neighborhood through SL.…
Descriptors: Service Learning, Information Technology, Computer Science Education, Community Centers
Anthony C. Edwards; Suzanne Hood; Murray Jensen; Ron Gerrits; Melaney Farr; Chasity O'Malley – HAPS Educator, 2023
Muddiest point and peer instruction are evidence-based instructional practices that can be used to address student learning gaps. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of modality (face to face or online) on student perceptions of the effectiveness of combined muddiest point and peer instruction activities in community college…
Descriptors: Peer Teaching, Evidence Based Practice, Program Effectiveness, In Person Learning
Ross E. O'Hara; Betsy Sparrow; Lois Joy – Journal of Postsecondary Student Success, 2022
Addressing labor shortages within nursing and allied health professions, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, requires increasing persistence and equity among community college students pursuing these fields. In this study, we adapted and combined three values-based interventions (values affirmation, goal congruence, and utility…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Intervention, Values, Enrollment
Weisburger, Anita T. – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2023
This paper investigates the student perspective on Maryland's Early Childhood Education/Special Education Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) degree: the factors that affected their experience, especially with the transfer process, and whether their experiences differed by institution. Viewpoints were gathered through focus groups and individual…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Associate Degrees, Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education
Vanessa Georgette Lazo – Journal of Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 2025
This study explores the impact of instructional modality and session length on student success and retention in first-semester Japanese and Spanish language courses at a large urban community college. The research analyzed pre- and post-tests, final grades, and retention rates across multiple academic terms, including standard 16-week and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Japanese, Spanish, Community College Students
Thad David Mitchell – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Developmental education and the surrounding issues of academically underprepared students have been an ongoing source of debate within American higher education. While secondary education systems are frequently blamed for failing to adequately prepare students, community colleges, state colleges, and universities offer developmental programs to…
Descriptors: Developmental Studies Programs, Community Colleges, Community College Students, Student Attitudes
