Demographic Risk Factors, Study Patterns, and Campus Involvement as Related to Student Success Among Guilford Technical Community College Students

Abstract

The educational literature suggests that certain demographic characteristics are more likely to put community college students at risk of not attaining a degree or program completion than their four-year public college counterparts. This study examines the prevalence of demographic risk factors of students attending Guilford Technical Community College as well as two other factors related to student success: study patterns and student involvement. The study compares these factors across three different groups of students: current students, graduates, and students who had recently left the institution prior to completion.