First-Generation Transfer Students' Perceptions
Obtaining and excelling in a satisfying career often depends on a college education. While community and junior colleges afford greater opportunities to obtain a college education, these opportunities do not always translate into increased educational attainment as only 9.7% of students who enroll a...
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2010-06-01
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| description | Obtaining and excelling in a satisfying career often depends on a college education. While community and junior colleges afford greater opportunities to obtain a college education, these opportunities do not always translate into increased educational attainment as only 9.7% of students who enroll at a two-year college complete a bachelor's degree (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2003). Research indicated that a variety of factors contribute to the lower levels of academic success among community college students (Warburton, Bugarin, & Nunez, 2001). This study examines the impact of trasnferring from a two-year college on first-generation students' perceptions of university experiences. The results indicate that students who transfer from two-year colleges have lower levels of satisfaction with various aspects of the four-year university; this trend is particularly pronounced for first-generation minority students. According to Tinto's model of student matriculation, commitment to the university is key to successful matriculation, and student perceptions and experiences play a role in developing that commitment. Therefore, lower levels of satisfaction may contribute to the lower rates of graduation among these cohorts. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3b466f73e2984310b46631f09f9bc3712022-12-21T21:25:36ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingJournal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention1534-22632690-45352010-06-0117210.24926/jcotr.v17i2.27222396First-Generation Transfer Students' PerceptionsMelissa HawthorneAdena YoungObtaining and excelling in a satisfying career often depends on a college education. While community and junior colleges afford greater opportunities to obtain a college education, these opportunities do not always translate into increased educational attainment as only 9.7% of students who enroll at a two-year college complete a bachelor's degree (National Center for Educational Statistics, 2003). Research indicated that a variety of factors contribute to the lower levels of academic success among community college students (Warburton, Bugarin, & Nunez, 2001). This study examines the impact of trasnferring from a two-year college on first-generation students' perceptions of university experiences. The results indicate that students who transfer from two-year colleges have lower levels of satisfaction with various aspects of the four-year university; this trend is particularly pronounced for first-generation minority students. According to Tinto's model of student matriculation, commitment to the university is key to successful matriculation, and student perceptions and experiences play a role in developing that commitment. Therefore, lower levels of satisfaction may contribute to the lower rates of graduation among these cohorts.https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/jcotr/article/view/2722first-generationtransferretentioncommunity collegefour-year universitytinto's modeltexas a&m university-commerceracegraduateacademic success |
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