Leveraging Employment and Co-enrollment Data to Project the College Navigation of Racially Minoritized Students

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Abstract

The present study resulted from a unique integration of data on employment and co-enrollment to address an important yet overlooked topic: the relationship between employment and coenrollment. In the study, I found that non-white students aged 20 or older with dependents tended to work more than others, and those working over 20 hours per week were more likely to enroll in inter-institutional courses. Since co-enrollment enhances students’ progress toward graduation, the co-enrollment of non-white working students has critical implications for the students and their higher education institutions.

Authors

• Binh Chi Bui, The University of Texas at El Paso

• An Viet Pham, University of North Texas