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A Study Of Persistence In The Northeast State Community College Health-Related Programs Of Study., Allana R. Hamilton
A Study Of Persistence In The Northeast State Community College Health-Related Programs Of Study., Allana R. Hamilton
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The purpose of the study was to identify factors that were positively associated with persistence to graduation by students who were admitted to Health-Related Programs leading to the degree associate of applied science at Northeast State Community College. The criterion variable in this study was persistence, which was categorized into two groups the persister group (program completers) and the nonpersister (program noncompleters) group. The predictor variables included gender, ethnic origin, first- (or nonfirst-) generation-student status, age, specific major program of study, number of remedial and/or developmental courses taken, grades in selected courses (human anatomy and physiology I and II, microbiology, …
Faculty And Administrators Working Together In A Community College: A Retrospective Case Study, Paul J. Charpentier
Faculty And Administrators Working Together In A Community College: A Retrospective Case Study, Paul J. Charpentier
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Community colleges are facing many large-scale problems, such as increased accountability, in a time of shrinking budgets and students who are often unprepared for college level work. The implications of these problems to institutions that are striving to maintain access to higher education for vulnerable populations are grave. These problems, and others, require creative solutions that involve numerous individuals and groups across the institution. The purpose of this retrospective case study was to learn how faculty and administrators experienced collaboration in the context of a community college. The study was carried out at Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) in South …