Comparison of the academic success rate of GED and traditional high school graduates in Maryland community colleges

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dc.contributor.authorLogan, Lynda Byrden
dc.contributor.committeechairMorgan, Samuel D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBelli, Gabriella M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCorley, Mary Annen
dc.contributor.committeememberStubblefield, Harold W.en
dc.contributor.committeememberParson, Stephen R.en
dc.contributor.departmentHigher Education Administrationen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:22:34Zen
dc.date.adate2005-10-26en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:22:34Zen
dc.date.issued1997-04-15en
dc.date.rdate2005-10-26en
dc.date.sdate2005-10-26en
dc.description.abstractThis study was designed to determine if there is any significant difference in the rate of academic success of traditional high school graduates and GED holders in a Maryland Community College. Similar studies have measured academic success using variables, such as persistence and graduation rates, which are better suited to studying academic success in four year colleges. Because graduation rates in community colleges are low, it might be more accurate to assume that community college students matriculate for reasons other than transfer or the attainment of a degree. Therefore, the ratio of course attempted to courses completed and academic good standing were used to define and measure academic success. It is logical to assume that a student intends to complete a course if he/she registers and pays for said course. It is also reasonable to define academic success in terms of a student's eligibility to enroll in subsequent classes because he/she has maintained at least a 2.0 grade point average in the courses he/she has previously taken.en
dc.description.degreePh. D.en
dc.format.extentvi, 78 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-10262005-143547en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10262005-143547/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40245en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V856_1997.L643.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 39205010en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectCommunity Collegesen
dc.subjectGEDen
dc.subjectGeneral Educational Development Testen
dc.subjectAcademic Successen
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V856 1997.L643en
dc.titleComparison of the academic success rate of GED and traditional high school graduates in Maryland community collegesen
dc.typeDissertationen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHigher Education Administrationen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.leveldoctoralen
thesis.degree.namePh. D.en

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