Investigating Why Academically Successful Community College Students Leave College without a Degree
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| Title: | Investigating Why Academically Successful Community College Students Leave College without a Degree |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Ortagus, Justin C. (ORCID |
| Source: | AERA Open. Jan-Dec 2021 7(1). |
| Availability: | SAGE Publications. 2455 Teller Road, Thousand Oaks, CA 91320. Tel: 800-818-7243; Tel: 805-499-9774; Fax: 800-583-2665; e-mail: journals@sagepub.com; Web site: http://sagepub.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2021 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Two Year Colleges Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Academic Achievement, Two Year College Students, Dropouts, Community Colleges, Student Financial Aid, Tuition, Academic Persistence, Correlation, Student Attitudes, College Housing, Eligibility, School Holding Power, Stopouts |
| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
| Abstract: | Even though a postsecondary degree can offer economic, social, and civic benefits, many community college students leave without earning a degree--including some who have performed well academically and made substantial progress toward graduation. To better understand the factors contributing to early exit, we surveyed a number of former students in a large community college system. We improve the generalizability of the survey responses through multilevel regression with post-stratification, which we use to reweight the responses to better represent the population in our original survey frame. We find that tuition and fees, living expenses, and no longer being eligible for financial aid are the factors contributing to early exit for the largest share of students. We also find variation in both financial and nonfinancial factors across subgroups, suggesting that targeted supports may be useful in helping students persist or return to college and complete their degree. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Notes: | https://www.openicpsr.org/openicpsr/project/155002/version/V1/view |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1323707 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Even though a postsecondary degree can offer economic, social, and civic benefits, many community college students leave without earning a degree--including some who have performed well academically and made substantial progress toward graduation. To better understand the factors contributing to early exit, we surveyed a number of former students in a large community college system. We improve the generalizability of the survey responses through multilevel regression with post-stratification, which we use to reweight the responses to better represent the population in our original survey frame. We find that tuition and fees, living expenses, and no longer being eligible for financial aid are the factors contributing to early exit for the largest share of students. We also find variation in both financial and nonfinancial factors across subgroups, suggesting that targeted supports may be useful in helping students persist or return to college and complete their degree. |
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| ISSN: | 2332-8584 |
