Far too many students who begin at a community college are unsuccessful in transferring to a four-year institution and completing a baccalaureate degree. How can we explain this phenomenon and how could policy interventions be implemented to improve student success? To better understand the role of the community college, I examine three specific pathways. First, I investigate the transfer process between two- and four-year institutions with a focus on credit hours earned in the first semester. Second, I examine the degree attainment patterns for those students who successfully transfer to a four-year school in comparison to their peers who initially began in the four-year sector. Third, I explore the time-varying factors associated with overall undergraduate degree attainment, with a focus on wages earned while currently enrolled, for those students beginning at the community college.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-03242012-094629 |
| Date | 04 April 2012 |
| Creators | Park, Toby |
| Contributors | Stella Flores, Michael McLendon, William Doyle, Stephen DesJardins |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03242012-094629/ |
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