Funds of High School to College Knowledge: Exploring Low-Income Student Perceptions of College Writing

The Motivation of Low-Income Engineering Transfer Students that Influences Choosing and Pursuing a Baccalaureate Degree Attainment in Engineering

“…Among transfer students, focusing on those who matriculated into an engineering program, 50% of the total students who chose an engineering major graduated with an engineering degree [4]. A subset group, are those who come from a disadvantaged social-economic status, individuals that come from a low-income family of which post-secondary U.S. institutions have continuously seen growing numbers in enrollment over the past decades [5]- [10]. Despite the increase in the number of student enrollment, disparity among graduation rates still exist.…”

“…Despite the increase in the number of student enrollment, disparity among graduation rates still exist. For example, 10% of low-income students graduate with a four-year degree, compared to 76% of high-income students [10], [11]. In a study of 50 undergraduate participants majoring in physical sciences or engineering, ninety-two percent were first-generation or low-income students [6].…”