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THE ACADEMIC INTEGRATION AND RETENTION OF LATINO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS AT A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR
INSTITUTION
by
Oscar Cobián
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2008
Copyright 2008 Oscar Cobián
Object Description
| Title | The academic integration and retention of Latino community college transfer students at a highly selective private four-year institution |
| Author | Cobian, Oscar |
| Author email | ocobian@usc.edu; ocobian3030@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-03-13 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-08-11 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | West, Kim |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Jun, Alexander Cardoza, Raul |
| Abstract | In this case study, the academic integration and retention experiences of Latino community college transfer students at a highly selective private four-year institution are investigated. The study offers insight into the variables that affect access, integration, and persistence at three community colleges in Los Angeles, California. The students in this study are the first cohort of a structured support program called Transfer Success that is a collaborative initiative between a non-profit foundation, a highly selective private institution, and three local community colleges. The program's primary focus is to identify high-achieving community college students and encourage them to transfer to elite public and private universities. This program assists students with the transfer process and offers a variety of support services designed to meet their academic, emotional, and social needs.; Using qualitative methods, findings from this study suggest students encountered unsupportive counselors and a feeling of disconnect with their community colleges that initially suppressed their aspirations for transfer. However, students succeeded in transferring to a highly selective institution through personal initiative and faculty support. Once there, they gained a greater sense of academic and social integration to campus as a result of the structured services offered by the Transfer Success Program. Nonetheless, problems remained wherein students still felt somewhat disengaged due to a lack of recognition of their "transfer" status. Moreover, students experienced a cumbersome admissions process, complicated financial aid procedures, and felt ill-prepared in meeting the demands of a highly selective postsecondary institution. |
| Keyword | community colleges; Latino students; transfer students to four-year institutions; academic integration; retention; highly selective institutions |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles County |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1559 |
| Rights | Cobian, Oscar |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-cobian-1838 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-cobian-1838.pdf |
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| Full text | THE ACADEMIC INTEGRATION AND RETENTION OF LATINO COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS AT A HIGHLY SELECTIVE PRIVATE FOUR-YEAR INSTITUTION by Oscar Cobián A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2008 Copyright 2008 Oscar Cobián |
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