The educational literature suggests that certain demographic characteristics are more likely to put community college students at risk of not attaining a degree or program completion than their four-year public college counterparts. This study examines the prevalence of demographic risk factors of students attending Guilford Technical Community College as well as two other factors related to student success: study patterns and student involvement. The study compares these factors across three different groups of students: current students, graduates, and students who had recently left the institution prior to completion.
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