Purpose: This article examines the literature on the transfer function in American higher
education, and it reviews three primary dimensions of transfer:(a) the transfer function and …

This meta-analysis examined the relationship between psychosocial factors and community
college student success. Informed by college persistence models and motivational theory …

Two-year community colleges enroll nearly half of all first-time undergraduates in the United
States, but to ambiguous effect: low persistence rates and the potential for diverting students …

When students choose where to attend college, they often stay in close proximity to home
and work. Much of the college choice literature, however, does not engage with the …

In this book, the authors bring together in one place essential information about college
students in the US in the 21st century. Synthesizing existing research and theory, they …

This report examines multiple transfer pathways for the cohort of students who started
postsecondary education in fall 2011. It analyzes student enrollment patterns across …

The ninth edition of The Sociology of Education examines the field in rare breadth by
incorporating a diverse range of theoretical approaches and a distinct sociological lens in its …

Although prior research has suggested that some students may be averse to taking out
loans to finance their college education, there is little empirical evidence showing the extent …

Using detailed administrative data from Virginia, this paper examines whether community
college “vertical transfer” students who resemble “native four-year” students in their …

Objective: The objective of this study was to describe practices of 2-and 4-year institutional
partnerships effective in supporting transfer student success. Method: Using student records …