Predictors of Success: Medical Laboratory Associate in Science Degree Program

Abstract

He learned how to cook, and took care of all the chores around the house so I could devote my time to finishing this dissertation. He has encouraged me and picked me up when I thought I could not continue. Finishing this dissertation has truly been a difficult journey and having my husband's love and support made all the difference.My daughter is a beautiful young woman and a wonderful mother. I thank her for her love and encouragement when I had all but given up ever finishing this dissertation.She was the one that said, "no mom you cannot give up now, you are so close. Contact the professors you know and see if they want to be on your committee." It was her wisdom at that moment that set me on the right path to move forward and finish this Using a retrospective model, the correlational analysis between the variables and completion revealed a significant relationship (p < .05) for CGPA, SGPA, CPT Math, and PGPA indicating that students with higher CGPA, SGPA, CPT Math, and PGPA were more likely to complete their degree in 2 years. Binary logistic regression analysis vii with the same academic variables revealed PGPA was the best predictor of program completion (p < .001).