Engineering Transfer Students Reasons for Starting at Another Institution and Variation Across Subpopulations Academic Article

abstract

• Bolstering transfer pathways to a 4-year degree can help fill the countrys increasing need for innovative, diverse, skilled workers within engineering. Drawing on survey data from a sample comprised of a disproportionately large percentage of Hispanic/Latino students, this study focuses on understanding engineering transfer students reasons for starting at a different institution. Financial/Affordability, Nonacademic Commitments, and Academic Flexibility were top reasons for starting at a different institution with multiple differences across subpopulations like Hispanic/Latino status.

authors

• Ogilvie, Andrea

published proceedings

• Journal of Hispanic Higher Education

altmetric score

• 5.08

author list (cited authors)

• Ogilvie, A. M., & Knight, D. B.

citation count

• 6

complete list of authors

• Ogilvie, Andrea M||Knight, David B

publication date

• January 2020

publisher

• SAGE Publications  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Hispanic Higher Education  Journal

keywords

• 39 Education
• 40 Engineering
• 4010 Engineering Practice And Education

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/1538192718772659

start page

• 69

end page

• 83

volume

• 19

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1538192718772659