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Community College Transfer Student Access To Nationally Competitive Awards, Cassidy L. Alvarado
Community College Transfer Student Access To Nationally Competitive Awards, Cassidy L. Alvarado
LMU/LLS Theses and Dissertations
Employing Museus’ (2014) Culturally Engaging Campus Environment framework, this mixed-method exploratory study sought to ascertain what prospective (proTSCC) and current transfer students from community colleges (TSCC) knew about nationally competitive awards and to identify factors that influenced their decision to apply. Beginning with phenomenological interviews of transfer students and alumni, their responses informed the development of an Access to Nationally Competitive Awards Scale, which was then disseminated to currently enrolled community college students who indicated intentions of transferring to a four-year institution.
Transfer students from community colleges (TSCC) make up approximately 19% of enrollment at four-year institutions, yet research has …