scholarly journals Successful rural community college students : examining the association of student demographics, high school environmental variables, and high school outcome variables on community college degree attainment

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kali Bard
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
High School ◽  
Community College ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Environmental Variables ◽  
Degree Attainment ◽  
College Degree ◽  
Student Demographics ◽  
Rural Community College ◽  
School Outcome

The Impact of Financial Aid on Associate Degree Attainment for Rural Community College Students: A Comparison of Rural, Urban, and Suburban Patterns

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 423-454
Author(s):  
Lijing Yang ◽  
Shannon Venezia
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Financial Aid ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Associate Degree ◽  
Degree Attainment ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Rural Community Colleges ◽  
Rural Community College

Objective: Increasing rural community college degree attainment is very important to foster rural areas’ economic and social well-being. Rural community colleges differ greatly from their suburban and urban counterparts in financial aid patterns and student bodies. However, existing literature is vacant with respect to student financial aid and degree attainment in rural community colleges. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between financial aid and associate degree attainment for rural community college students and compare the financing patterns of the three locales. Method: Using data from Beginning Postsecondary Students Longitudinal Study (BPS:04/09), we performed a series of logistic regression models that include financial aid variables and control variables from psychological, sociological, organizational, and internationalist perspectives. Results: We found rural community college students exceeded other locales in degree attainment. Logistic regression results reveal insignificant roles of Pell Grants and Federal Subsidized Loans, and negative role of Federal Unsubsidized Loans in associate degree attainment for rural community college students. Contributions: The results suggest that public subsidies, such as Pell Grants, were not sufficient to cover rural students’ unmet need for financing degree attainment, and that rural students are more cost-conscious in borrowing and spending than their suburban and urban counterparts.

The Rural Community College

1979 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edwin E. Vineyard
Keyword(s):  
Community College ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Rural Community College
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