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Predicting the Relationships between High School Characteristics and High School Community College Enrollment Rate Using the Oregon Promise.

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Murray-Jensen, Julie

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Background: Legislators, policy-makers, and leaders in higher education and within communities, are increasingly turning to place-based scholarships, or “promise programs”, to encourage college enrollment and address growing public concerns regarding college affordability. One such program, the Oregon Promise, was implemented across the state of Oregon in the fall of 2016....

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application rate, (b) high school socio-economic status, (c) high school racial demographics, (d) high
Early Math Enrollment in Washington State Community Colleges

Creator:

Harri, Ed J.

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More than half of students in Washington state community colleges enroll in developmental mathematics, but a relatively small percentage of these students persist to the second year. Many students place into these courses and never enroll; others enroll at some point after the first academic term, even when faced with...

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equivalent credit (with a D- or better). Because many students fail to make progress due to a lack of
Experiences of medical students on a rural health track : a narrative inquiry

Creator:

Mitchell, Phillip

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The shortage of physicians serving rural communities is well documented. To address the rural shortage, medical schools have developed extracurricular programs, called rural health tracks, with an intent to foster medical students’ interest in serving rural communities. While there has been some research about the effects of these tracks, almost...

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Dissertation