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The Perspectives Of Reverse Transfer Students At Two-Year Technical Colleges, Ross A. Brower
The Perspectives Of Reverse Transfer Students At Two-Year Technical Colleges, Ross A. Brower
Theses and Graduate Projects
Reverse transfer students begin at a four-year college then transfer to a two-year college. Two-year technical colleges provide career-based education to students for employment in specific trades, The perspectives of seven successful reverse transfer students attending a fwo-year technical college were obtained through in-depth interviews to understand the nature of reverse transferring to a technical college, the reasons for their success, and the lessons that can be learned for sfudents and colleges. From the data five themes emerged: the participants were all successful high school students; they did not adequately select their first college; they held common beliefs about the …
Access To Higher Education For Undocumented Students, Meghan Flores
Access To Higher Education For Undocumented Students, Meghan Flores
Theses and Graduate Projects
The framework for this research comes from my professional experiences with the undocumented student population at three small, private, liberal arts institutions. Through these experiences, I have encountered that due to the lack of policy and/or communications of policy, treatment of financial aid resources are not equitable among these students within the same setting. The agenda for the research comes from direct work with undocumented students who are seeking clarity on their options. There are no published data on how private higher education institutions are addressing the issue of access for undocumented students. Therefore, the purpose of this research was …