Non‐Traditional Paths: New International Student Pathways to the Baccalaureate

Abstract

There is a growing “swirling” trend of students alternating between 2‐ and 4‐year colleges. The non‐linear paths traveled by many community college students often take them through multiple colleges and/or through patterns of stop‐out and return. Due to the rapid growth of international students pursuing US degrees, this study identifies the demographic composition of international students and investigates their swirling patterns for what may appear as erratic paths. This manuscript includes important implications for practitioners and others at community colleges.

Understanding Collaborations between Chinese and the U.S. Universities: The Development of a Typology

“…Hagedorn and Hu [9] defined joint degrees as two institutions (one American and the other Chinese) collaborating on the awarding of a single degree. The resulting diploma typically records both institutions.…”

“…Hagedorn and Hu [9] stated that in single degree programs "Students will take courses in one country and transfer into the other earning the degree from the second institution" (34-46). This type of collaboration generally includes agreement on how students are admitted as well as the articulation of transfer credits.…”