Differences in GPA by Gender and Ethnicity/Race as a Function of First-Generation Status for Community College Students

John R. Slate; Edrel Z. Stoneham; George W. Moore

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John R. Slate
Edrel Z. Stoneham
George W. Moore

Keywords:

first-generation students, community college, gpa, gender, ethnicity/race

Abstract

In this investigation, the degree to which GPAs might be different between firstgeneration and non-first-generation students by gender and ethnicity/race for community college students was addressed. Utilizing a 25% random sample of responses from the Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE), student success as a function of their gender and race/ethnicity was analyzed. Student success was statistically significantly different between first-generation and non-first-generation students by gender and by ethnicity/race. In all cases, GPAs were higher for non-first-generation students than for first-generation students. Implications of the results were discussed.

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Differences in GPA by Gender and Ethnicity/Race as a Function of First-Generation Status for Community College Students. (2017). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 17(A3), 1-5. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/2232

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