Value Added: Measuring The Community College’s Effectiveness

The Effect of Level of College Entry on Midcareer Occupational Attainments

“…Furthermore, consistent with Pascarella's (1999) findings, the community college entrants in this study who transferred had the same chance of completing a bachelor's degree as 4-year college "natives," and, as the data in Table 3 suggest, their bachelor's degrees yielded the same economic rewards. These findings suggest that community colleges do not have vastly inferior curricula, which is supported by Vaughan and Templin (1987), who found that low-performing community college transfer students did as well as students who started at a 4-year college. Eaton (1994) and Zeszotarski (1999) have argued that community colleges have highquality curriculums and strong core programs.…”

The Course-Based Model of Transfer Success: An Action-Oriented Research Paradigm

“…Researc h on former community college students' grades or baccalaureate graduation rates typically do not compare results between these students and native students (e.g., Graham & Hughes, 1994). A few studies providing such comparisons reveal mixed results and tend to focus on demographic factors to explain any di erences (Anglin, Davis, & Mooradian, 1995;Diaz, 1992;Eimers & Mullen, 1997;Head, 1992;Saupe, 1994;Townsend, McNerny, & Arnold, 1993;Soltz, 1992;Vaughan & Templin, 1987). Researchers have drawn diverse implications for practice focusing on such areas as admissions standards and recruitment (e.g., Eimers & Mullen, 1997).…”

Factors related to the academic success of community college agricultural students who transfer to four-year institutions

“…Carter's (1985) findings were that the transfer actually outperformed the native student, while Sloan (1979) found transfer students had an initial drop in CPA following transfer. Vaughan and Templin (1987) found two-year transfer students with low academic qualifications performed well when compared to students of similar entrance characteristics at the university.…”

“…In his five-year longitudinal study, transfer students actually outperformed the native students. Vaughan and Templin in 1987 reported that community college students with low academic qualifications transferred into a university and performed well compared to students starting at the university.…”