Predictors of First-Year Student Retention in the Community College

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Psychosocial Factors and Community College Student Success (2017, background): “Second, statistics have consistently shown a low degree of completion rates and associate’s degree attainment (Fike & Fike, 2008) or transfer to a 4-year university for community college students (Monaghan & Attewell, 2015).”
The Experience of Low-SES Students in Higher Education: Psychological Barriers to Success and Interventions to Reduce Social-Class Inequality (2017, background): “…seem to struggle even in institutions that are quite heterogeneous and that have missions to serve low-SES students (e.g., community colleges, Fike & Fike, 2008; Hellman & Harbeck, 1997; Pascarella, Wolniak, Pierson, & Terenzini, 2003). psychological research suggests that SES-related…”
The Impact of Developmental Education on Community College Persistence and Vertical Transfer (2014, unknown): “…developmental and non-developmental students (Bailey, 2009) and have shown mixed findings (Crisp & Nora, 2010; Easterling, Patten, & Krile, 1998; Fike & Fike, 2008; Grimes & David, 1999; Jepsen, 2006; Kolajo, 2004; Lavin, Alba, & Silberstein, 1981; O’Connor & Morrison, 1997; Waycaster, 2001).”
Social Capital and Academic Motivation Among First-Generation Community College Students (2015, background): “Working over 30 hours a week is the largest predictor of lack of continuation for community college students (Bryant, 2001; Fike & Fike, 2008; Kuh, Kinzie, Schuh, & Whitt, 2010).”