Theses and Dissertations
Summer bridge programs: Their impact on community college students’ GPA, retention, graduation, credit hours and discipline
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
King, Stephanie B.
Committee Member
King, Stephanie B.
Committee Member
Fincher, Mark E.
Committee Member
Coats, Linda T.
Committee Member
White, Carol C.
Date of Degree
12-13-2019
Document Type
Dissertation - Open Access
Major
Community College Leadership
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
College
College of Education
Department
Department of Educational Leadership
Abstract
Many postsecondary institutions have implemented summer bridge programs as a way to assist underprepared students in achieving academic success during the summer prior to their freshman year. The research on these programs is limited and even more limited on programs in the community college ranks. This study examined participants in a summer bridge program from 2015-2018 and compared them to nonparticipants with similar ACT subscores in math and English. This quantitative study answered six research questions about the institution’s summer bridge program. Results showed there was no significant difference between participants and nonparticipants in grade point average (GPA), grades in English Composition I and College Algebra, retention, credit hours earned, and graduation rates. However, the results showed that participants in the program were involved in more discipline issues when compared to nonparticipants. These findings are consistent with some of the literature presented and not consistent with others.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/16419
Recommended Citation
Case, Chadwick Glen, "Summer bridge programs: Their impact on community college students’ GPA, retention, graduation, credit hours and discipline" (2019). Theses and Dissertations. 4147.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/4147
Comments
Summer Bridge Programs||Discipline Issues||Gatekeeper Courses||Retention