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Predictors of College Attendance Patterns of Rural Youth

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  • Soo-yong Byun

    (The Pennsylvania State University)

  • Judith L. Meece

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

  • Charlotte A. Agger

    (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)

Abstract

This study investigated patterns of college attendance using data from a nationwide and contemporary sample of 2112 rural youth. We found that more than half of rural youth attended two-year institutions at some point during their college career and about a fourth initially enrolled in a two-year college before enrolling in a four-year college. Results also revealed that parental education, college preparatory track and preparation experiences, and teacher expectations predicted students’ college attendance patterns. Our findings point to the importance of two-year colleges and highlight the influence of family characteristics and students’ schooling experiences in the postsecondary trajectories of rural youth.

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  • Soo-yong Byun & Judith L. Meece & Charlotte A. Agger, 2017. "Predictors of College Attendance Patterns of Rural Youth," Research in Higher Education, Springer;Association for Institutional Research, vol. 58(8), pages 817-842, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reihed:v:58:y:2017:i:8:d:10.1007_s11162-017-9449-z
    DOI: 10.1007/s11162-017-9449-z
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