The For-Profit Transfer Path: A Comparison of California Community College Transfer Students

Autor/in	van Ommeren, Alice
Titel	The For-Profit Transfer Path: A Comparison of California Community College Transfer Students
Quelle	In: Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 18 (2011) 2, S.52-62 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1068-610X
Schlagwörter	College Transfer Students; Community Colleges; Demography; Student Characteristics; Educational Experience; Student Experience; Socioeconomic Influences; Regression (Statistics); Transfer Rates (College); Proprietary Schools; Public Colleges; Probability; Data Analysis; Statistical Distributions; Predictor Variables; Models; Comparative Analysis; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Hochschulwechsel; Schulwechsel; Studienortwechsel; Community college; Community College; Demografie; Bildungserfahrung; Studienerfahrung; Sozioökonomischer Faktor; Regression; Regressionsanalyse; Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung; Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie; Auswertung; Wahrscheinlichkeitsverteilung; Prädiktor; Analogiemodell; Kalifornien
Abstract	The results of this study determined that community college students who transfer to for-profit institutions are indeed different from students who follow traditional routes defined as public and non-profit institutions. This study compares the demographic characteristics, academic experiences, and socioeconomic factors of California community college students who transfer to private for-profit four-year institutions with those who transfer to public or non-profit higher education institutions. Using logistic regression analysis on data from the largest and most diverse community college system in the world, this study showed that academic experiences have the greatest influence on the decision to enroll at a for-profit institution. Controlling for academic experiences and socioeconomic factors, transfer students who are African American, female, and over the age of 25 are the most likely to enroll at for-profit institutions. Students receiving financial aid at community colleges also have a higher probability of choosing for-profits as their transfer destination. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10