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Honors Participation At A Two-Year Community College: Academic And Student Engagement Outcomes, Amanda Bennett
Honors Participation At A Two-Year Community College: Academic And Student Engagement Outcomes, Amanda Bennett
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The purpose of this non-experimental, quantitative, comparative study was to compare academic outcomes (final GPA, retention, graduation rates) and student engagement measures of students who enroll in an honors program at a Tennessee community college versus those who were honors-eligible but did not participate in an honors program. Findings will help determine whether or not honors programs are associated with gains in various student outcome and engagement measures. Archival data at the participating institution were used to explore retention rates, GPA, and graduation rates. The sample for this study included 333 honors students at a community college in Tennessee from …