Date of Award
2001
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Department
Educational Leadership
First Advisor
Patricia A. Somers, Ph.D.
Abstract
As the number of students choosing to begin their postsecondary education in a two-year college increases, a careful analysis of the factors influencing the college choice process is needed. While a significant amount of research has addressed the college choice phenomenon and models describing the process have been developed, no attempt to apply these models to the two-year college choice process has been attempted. This study examines the factors that influence the college choice process of two-year college students and determines the variance these variables have on the two-year/four-year college choice dichotomy. Using the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS) of 1995-96 and the Beginning Postsecondary (BPS) component of that survey, this study examines which variables influence the choice process of both two-year and four-year college students, and analyzes the impact these variables have on each group of students.
Recommended Citation
Stokes, Timothy S., "College Choice: An Analysis of the Factors that Influence a Student's Decision to Enroll in a Two-Year College" (2001). Theses and Dissertations. 56.
https://research.ualr.edu/etd/56
