Transition to college

What helps at-risk students and students whose parents did not attend college

Choy, S., Horn, L., Nunez, AM., & Chen, X. (2000). Transition to college: What helps at-risk students and students whose parents did not attend college. In AF. Cabrera, & SM. La Nasa (Eds.), Understanding the College Choice of Disadvantaged Students: New Directions for Institutional Research, Number 107 (pp. 45-63). Jossey-Bass.

Abstract

This chapter investigates factors that facilitate postsecondary enrollment for subpopulations of high school students. Students that find themselves at risk and those with parents who have no college experience receive primary consideration.

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