“I had to figure it out”: A case study of how community college student parents of color navigate college and careers

AH Huerta, C Rios-Aguilar… - Community College …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective: Community colleges, which can lead students to job opportunities and well-
paying careers, are one of the main entry points to higher education for student parents. We …

A snapshot of financial aid practice during COVID-19

S McKinnon-Crowley - … College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The COVID-19 pandemic had a far-reaching impact on community colleges. When many
campuses closed, students lost the academic and other resources available to them …

Complex pathways to transfer: A qualitative comparative analysis of the transition from community college to 4-year university

H Jabbar, S McKinnon-Crowley, C Serrata - AERA open, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Many community college students express a desire to transfer to a 4-year institution, but few
achieve that goal. In this article, we examine what conditions lead to successful student …

Disproportionate burden: Estimating the cost of FAFSA verification for public colleges and universities

A Guzman-Alvarez, LC Page - Educational Evaluation and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Verification is a federally mandated process that requires selected students to further attest
that the information reported on their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is …

Strategies for navigating financial challenges among Latino male community college students: Centralizing race, gender, and immigrant generation

EJ Abrica, E Martinez Jr - Journal of Applied Research in the …, 2016 - ingentaconnect.com
This qualitative, longitudinal study explored the academic persistence of Latino men
attending a two-year, public community college during the 2015-2016 academic year. Our …

Does race matter? An experimental vignette study on harm severity, college student discipline, and restorative justice.

TO Taylor, TKM Bailey - Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2024 - psycnet.apa.org
Research suggests support for harsher sanctions for wrongdoers increase in association
with the perceived severity of the harm caused. To date, however, research has focused …

Latinx community college students experiencing financial aid income verification: A critical race analysis.

DL Graves - Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Every year millions of students seeking access to federal financial aid complete the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application which granted an estimated $234 …

Unmet need: Evaluating Pell as a lever for equitable dual enrollment participation and outcomes

EP Bettinger, A Lu, KT Matheny… - … Evaluation and Policy …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Dual enrollment is an increasingly popular avenue for high school students to earn college
credit. However, low-income students are underrepresented among dual enrollment …

“A lot of inner-city kids”: How financial aid policies and practices reflect the social field of color-blind racism at a community college urban campus

JA White, A Dache - Community College Journal of Research and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In the US educational system of higher education, community colleges are positioned as the
institutions of access, with student financial aid as the primary policy lever to drive student …

Students of color experiencing barriers in the financial aid process at an urban community college: A critical race policy analysis

DL Graves - New Directions for Community Colleges, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The financial aid process extends beyond once a student submits the Free Application for
Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) application. Scholars have found that the financial aid process …