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Math in the First Year. Research Brief No. 24-2
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, 2024
Completing math coursework in the first year, among other milestones, points to longer term success for community or technical college (CTC) students. Despite colleges working to improve math achievement in more recent years, not all students attempt math in their first year. Practitioners of math pathways, however, suggest that when colleges work…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, College Students, College Freshmen
Follow-Up of Two RCTs of CUNY's ASAP Model -- Educational and Labor Market Outcomes: Pre-Analysis Plan
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Michael J. Weiss; Colleen Sommo; Colin Hill; Veronica Minaya-Lazarte; Judith Scott Clayton; Christine Brongniart; Zineta Kolenovic – MDRC, 2025
CUNY ASAP is a three-year program offering comprehensive student support, financial aid, and structured pathways. The program has served over 100,000 students since 2007 and been replicated across seven states. ASAP's primary goal is to increase the completion of college associate degrees. Specifically, the comprehensive intervention is expected…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Academic Support Services, Guided Pathways
Paving the Way for Transfer Pathways in Psychology and Sociology
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Council of Independent Colleges, 2023
The Independent Transfer Pathways in North Carolina Project served as a catalyst in forging a culture of cooperation between community colleges and independent colleges and universities in North Carolina by creating a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between the two systems. The project focused on developing discipline-specific articulation…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Guided Pathways, Community Colleges, Universities
Investigating the Viability of Transfer Pathways to STEM Degrees: Do Community Colleges Prepare Students for Success in University STEM Courses?
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Bahr, Peter Riley; Jones, Elizabeth S.; Skiles, Joshua – Community College Review, 2023
Objective: Community colleges have considerable potential to grow the number of individuals who complete STEM baccalaureate degrees and to broaden access to educational opportunities in STEM. However, efforts to tap this potential have been hampered by nagging questions about whether community colleges prepare students adequately for advanced STEM…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Guided Pathways, STEM Education, College Readiness
Assessing Faculty Perceptions of a Guided Pathways Model
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Lesley Lynn Zimmerman-Cooper – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Since the inception of the guided pathways model in 2015, most related research has focused on the interconnecting processes and practices that lead to student persistence and completion. While the processes and practices are the basis of the model, scholars acknowledge that the model's human capital and change management components are just as…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Faculty, Guided Pathways, Academic Persistence
Enhancing the First-Year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging
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Kim Mercurio; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Enhancing the First-Year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging
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Amy M. Koehler; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Enhancing the First-Year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging
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Barbara K. Stratman; Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation
Enhancing the First-Year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging
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Vicky Herbel; Christina Cox; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: First Year Seminars, College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Enhancing the First-Year Experience Program for Community College Students: Creating a Cohort Model to Encourage Success, Engagement, and Sense of Belonging
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Christina Cox; Vicky Herbel; Amy M. Koehler; Kim Mercurio; Barbara Stratman – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Community Colleges are facing significant challenges to enrollment due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the impending enrollment cliff which will require higher education administration to adapt, get creative, and lead change in recruiting and retention strategies. Using the Sense of Community Theory (Serason, 1974) and the Involvement Theory (Astin,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community College Students, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Student Participation