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A First-Year Experience Course And Its Relationship To Retention And Academic Success At A Public Community College, Jackie F. Newman
A First-Year Experience Course And Its Relationship To Retention And Academic Success At A Public Community College, Jackie F. Newman
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The purpose of this quantitative comparative study was to determine the relationship between retention and academic success of students who participated in a First-Year Experience (FYE) course and students who did not participate in a FYE course within a southeastern community college in the United States. The impact of the relationship was to inform an understanding of how a FYE course influences student success.
Archival data were collected from the southeastern community college’s student information system, Banner, Data for first-time full time students were gathered, including whether or not the individuals enrolled in a FYE course. Other data included the …