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Community College Completion: The Predictive Relationship Between Placement Scores And Graduation, Lisa Martin
Community College Completion: The Predictive Relationship Between Placement Scores And Graduation, Lisa Martin
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This predictive correlative study was designed to investigate the relationship between the entry placement-test scores of community college students as measured by the ACT® COMPASS® placement exams and the students’ successful completion of a degree or certificate program at a technical (community) college in South Carolina. The study was of importance, for it was designed to determine if ACT® COMPASS® placement test scores can predict graduation from a degree or certificate program in the subject college’s programs of study. The study will utilize archival data available in the college’s retention-management system. The selected college is a mid-sized institution that enrolls …