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Institutional Factors That Pertain To Commuter Student Success, Heather Adams Kenney
Institutional Factors That Pertain To Commuter Student Success, Heather Adams Kenney
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
The purpose of this study was to explore what institutional factors affect retention and student success at a Florida public, 4-year university for commuter students. This study included institutional factors controlled by the university that affect retention with students who commute to the institution. Commuter students compose over 80% of enrollment at the nation’s college and university campuses. This mixed-method study included both a survey and focus groups. In the first part of the study, quantitative data were collected, using the Noel-Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory (SSI). The survey analysis of the data collected using the SSI indicated that the scores …