Title

Academic And Social Integration Of Community College Students: A Case Study

Abstract

The literature suggests that most studies on student retention have focused on student satisfaction at 4-year institutions where students tend to be more traditional in nature. The study discussed in this article investigated how Tinto's (Tinto, Russo, and Kadel, 1994) model of retention could be applied to 2-year institutions. It explored academic and social integration and their effects on student withdrawal rates as well as the effect of background skills on withdrawal rates. Study participants were 462 second-semester degree-seeking community college students who completed a survey regarding their satisfaction with the academic and social climate of the community college. Performance on Computer Placement Tests (CPTs) were correlated with withdrawal rates to determine the association between background skill levels and withdrawal patterns. No correlation was found between academic and social integration and withdrawal rates. However, findings did show that the poorer the CPT performance, the more likely students were to withdraw from courses. © 2000 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Publication Date

1-1-2000

Publication Title

Community College Journal of Research and Practice

Volume

24

Issue

7

Number of Pages

567-576

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1080/10668920050139712

Socpus ID

85011438677 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85011438677

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