Transfer Access to Selective Four-Year Institutions Among Community College Students: A Multilevel Analysis of Student and Institutional Characteristics

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  In Roundtable Session: Access, Transitions, and Social Class

Abstract

This study draws upon several national data sources to examine what student experiences and institutional characteristics influence community college students’ transfer to selective institutions, how students’ experiences that affect transfer are shaped by institutional characteristics across community colleges, and how these relationships may vary based on social class. Methodologically, the hierarchical generalized linear modeling framework and the structural equation modeling framework are combined to appropriately account for the multilevel structure of the data as well as the complex relationships among the study’s variables.

Author

• Xueli Wang, University of Wisconsin - Madison