ERIC Number: EJ1463559
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 10
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ISSN: ISSN-0146-9282
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The Voices of Generation Z: Barriers and Supports to Success in Community College
Alison Airhart; Jennifer A. Spielvogel
Educational Considerations, v50 n2 Article 3 2025
This study examined Generation Z students enrolled in a California community college in 2021. The first generation to be born into an internet-connected world, this cohort of individuals, born between 1995 and 2010, is attending college now and will continue to enter colleges for the next decade. Data related to the educational barriers to their success and the supports and services needed by Generation Z students were collected to understand how community colleges can better serve this population and help them progress toward their educational goals. Using a qualitative case study research design to study Generation Z community college students, the focus group interview results presented here offer the perceptions and experiences of these students. Insights are included on how community colleges can best serve this latest population to enroll in our institutions.
Descriptors: Community College Students, Barriers, Success, Affordances, Student Needs, College Role, Community Colleges, Generational Differences, Access to Computers, Technological Literacy, Student Characteristics, Mental Health, COVID-19, Pandemics, Interpersonal Relationship, Services
Kansas State University, College of Education. Available from: New Prairie Press. Kansas State University Libraries, 1117 Mid-Campus Drive North, Manhattan, KS 66506. Tel: 785-532-7444; e-mail: nppress@ksu.edu; Web site: http://newprairiepress.org/edconsiderations/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; Two Year Colleges
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: California
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