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Supporting Single Mother Students with On-Campus Childcare Centers: A Cross-Institutional Program Evaluation
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Fathia Richardson – ProQuest LLC, 2022
There are nearly 1.7 million single-mother students who make up a substantial portion of the undergraduate student population. Only 8% of single-mother students graduate with a degree or certificate within 6 years of enrollment. There are multiple factors identified in the literature that contribute to low success and persistence rates. Factors…
Descriptors: One Parent Family, Mothers, Child Care Centers, Barriers
The Successful Transfer Structure in Washington State
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Sherman, Jane; Andreas, Michelle – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
How did Washington create a clear organizational structure that assigns responsibility for each aspect of transfer policy to the group that is best suited to manage it (Kisker, Wagoner, and Cohen, 2011)? In this chapter, the authors will introduce the agencies, organizations, and entities that have played a key role in gathering information,…
Descriptors: Transfer Policy, Technical Institutes, Universities, Community Colleges
An Exploratory Study of the Impact of Institutional Policies and Practices of Community and Technical Colleges in Texas on Student Persistence in Online Courses
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Hills, Fred W. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Online education is the fastest growing form of course delivery of higher education in the United States. It has revolutionized how students and instructors interact in the educational process. Yet students in online courses continue to experience higher attrition rates than their counterparts in traditional face-to-face classes despite the…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Persistence, Online Courses
Faculty Development in a National Sample of Community Colleges.
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Murray, John P. – Community College Review, 1999
Defines the activities that distinguish successful faculty development programs and describes a survey completed in 1998 by faculty development officers at 130 randomly selected community colleges. The author profiles those responsible for faculty development, summarizes the extent that each development activity is used, and articulates the need…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Faculty Development, Institutional Role, Professional Training
GAIN in the Community Colleges: A Report on the 1989-90 Survey on Participants and Funding in the Greater Avenues for Independence Program.
Hill, Jim – 1991
The Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, and employment and support services to eligible welfare recipients. In cooperation with county welfare departments, the California community colleges (CCC) are one of the major systems providing GAIN services to welfare…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance
GAIN in the Community Colleges: A Report on the 1990-91 Survey on Participants and Funding in the Greater Avenues for Independence Program.
Hill, Jim – 1992
Created in 1985, the Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is a comprehensive effort by the state of California to provide education, employment, and support services to help welfare recipients enter the workforce. California's GAIN is now part of the national Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) program, established in 1988. In…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Finance