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Candice Burgess Lewis – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Associate degree allied health programs (ADAHP) face multiple pressures to admit students who are likely to succeed and enter the workforce. In 2016, the Assessment Technologies Institute Test of Essential Academic Skills (ATI TEAS) was added as a required criterion of the supplemental program application at a community college in the southeastern…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Associate Degrees
Goodman Lerner, Debbie – ProQuest LLC, 2017
A critical review and structured analysis of data spanning a ten-year period will be provided. The chapter submitted will present a descriptive analysis of the conversion of the 2-year to 4-year Criminal Justice Baccalaureate degree program at the Miami Dade College, School of Justice. Miami Dade College, the largest degree-granting educational…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Criminology, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges
Knox, Daniel – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This study addresses gaps in the theoretical and policy literature by examining the relationship between associate degree program credit requirements and four student outcomes: associate degree attainment, time to degree, final associate degree grade point average, and persistence. Using student unit record data, a longitudinal quantitative study…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Two Year Colleges, Two Year College Students
Popescu, Caroline A. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The nursing shortage has accelerated the need for nursing programs to discover program components related to success on the NCLEX-RN. As the demand for nurses is growing, nursing programs have been called upon to help find solutions to the problem. This study attempted to contribute to the resolution of the shortage and provide nursing educators…
Descriptors: Nursing Education, Associate Degrees, College Programs, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Stange, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Previous studies have examined the curricula of information systems technology (IST) programs, and some have noted a discrepancy between the stated needs of industry and the skills and attributes of graduates of 4-year programs. In addition, gaps between the 2-year curricula and the perceived needs of employers have been noted. The purpose of this…
Descriptors: Curriculum Evaluation, Information Systems, Information Technology, Associate Degrees
Parlett, Deborah K. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Student motivation is a key factor in determining whether college students are successful in their academic careers and, ultimately their professional careers. Motivation is an internal drive within a person to move to action to complete a task. Student motivation encompasses self-regulation, determination, and efficacy. It is important for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Student Motivation, Curriculum Development, Nursing Students