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Baccalaureate Success of Transfers and Rising 4-Year College Juniors.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Melguizo, Tatiana Dowd, Alicia C. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Abstract | The main objective of this study is to compare the effect of being a successful community college “transfer” student instead of a “rising junior” in a four-year college on bachelor’s degree attainment (247 transfers and 787 rising juniors). Logistic regression is used to estimate the effect of being a transfer student after controlling for academic preparation, postsecondary institutional characteristics and financial aid. The effects and interplay of factors such as socioeconomic background and institutional selectivity on bachelor’s degree completion are estimated for transfer and rising juniors in a sample of students with consistent bachelor’s degree aspirations. The results indicate that the negative effect of being a transfer student declines after controlling for differences in socioeconomic status and disappears when accounting for state-level characteristics. The study contributes to growing evidence of a smaller diversion effect than previously estimated. |
| Starting Page | 55 |
| Ending Page | 89 |
| Page Count | 35 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Volume Number | 111 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://cue.usc.edu/files/2016/01/Melguizo_Dowd_Baccalaureate-Success-of-Transfers-and-Rising-Four-Year-College-Juniors_TCR-in-press.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
