Date of Award
1-1-2024
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Ed.D. in Education
First Advisor
Kerry B. Melear
Second Advisor
Phillis George
Third Advisor
Ty C. McNamee
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
The challenges facing higher education institutions across this country continue to increase, becoming more and more complex with each passing semester. Higher education administrators and those who aspire to be such must constantly stay abreast of all potential adverse issues, but especially those that affect the educational success of our students. The importance of student success is invaluable to students and society, alike, as their educational achievements enable the growth of both social efficiency and social mobility. Therefore, higher education institutions and their administrations must constantly assess and attempt to mitigate the many challenges and barriers to these important accomplishments. Consequently, this dissertation in practice (DiP) carefully considers a potential student achievement barrier of non-continued enrollment at one of Mississippi’s 15 community colleges, Holmes Community College (the College). Specifically, this DiP explores a link between the financial aid metric of expected family contribution (EFC) of first-time enrollees and continued enrollment across four specific Fall to Spring semesters at the College in an attempt to identify the potential causes and provide possible mitigation.
Recommended Citation
Surrell, Matthew Ryan, "Exploring a Link Between Expected Family Contribution and Continued Enrollment at Holmes Community College" (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 2882.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/2882