Predictors of Timely Baccalaureate Attainment for Underrepresented Minority Community College Transfer Students

Autor/inn/en	Mooring, Raymond D.; Mooring, Suazette R.
Titel	Predictors of Timely Baccalaureate Attainment for Underrepresented Minority Community College Transfer Students
Quelle	In: Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 40 (2016) 8, S.681-694 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1066-8926
DOI	10.1080/10668926.2015.1070775
Schlagwörter	Disproportionate Representation; Minority Groups; Bachelors Degrees; Educational Attainment; Community Colleges; Two Year Colleges; Two Year College Students; Transfer Students; Predictor Variables; Higher Education; Enrollment; Graduation Rate; Regression (Statistics); African American Students; Hispanic American Students; Asians; Undergraduate Students; Comparative Analysis; Grade Point Average; Longitudinal Studies; College Entrance Examinations; Statistical Analysis; Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ethnische Minderheit; 'Bachelor''s degrees'; Bachelor-Studiengang; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Community college; Community College; Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Prädiktor; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Einschulung; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; African Americans; Student; Students; Afroamerikaner; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Aufnahmeprüfung; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	For many underrepresented minority students, the path to the baccalaureate degree begins with initial enrollment at a community college. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of students interested in transferring actually do transfer to a 4-year institution. Of these transfers, few graduate with a baccalaureate degree within 6 years of initial matriculation at their community college. This study was completed to see if the graduation rates for underrepresented minority community college transfer students vary depending on the type of receiving institution. In addition, an analysis was conducted to determine if the factors that best predict timely graduation for these transfers vary by ethnicity. Results from a suite of logistic regression models indicated that the factors that predict timely graduation for underrepresented minority transfers were not the same for each ethnicity. The most predictive factor for African-American transfers was enrollment in a 4-year transfer program at the community college. For Hispanic transfers, obtaining some type of credential before transferring was most predictive of timely graduating with a baccalaureate degree. On the other hand, the Grade Point Average (GPA) at the receiving 4-year institution was most predictive of timely graduation for Asian transfer students. The study was not able to conclusively determine the types of institutions that were the most successful graduating minority community college transfers. (As Provided).
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