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Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity
Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity
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- 학위논문 서양
- 최종처리일시
- 20260202103143
- ISBN
- 9798286490905
- DDC
- 385
- 서명/저자
- Examining Transportation Roadblocks to Community Colleges: Pathways to Educational and Economic Opportunity
- 발행사항
- [Sl] : University of California, Berkeley, 2025
- 발행사항
- Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
- 형태사항
- 98 p
- 주기사항
- Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-01, Section: B.
- 주기사항
- Advisor: Shaheen, Susan;Walker, Joan.
- 학위논문주기
- Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of California, Berkeley, 2025.
- 초록/해제
- 요약This dissertation examines how transportation barriers impact community college (CC) students' ability to achieve their academic objectives. Although CCs serve as critical pathways to educational and economic opportunities for marginalized populations, transportation accessibility remains an overlooked variable in student success. The transition to a CC often signifies a meaningful achievement for a broad segment of the population. For some, securing adequate funding and initiating formal application procedures can seem like insurmountable hurdles. CCs, also known as two-year colleges or junior colleges, are a critical component of the U.S. higher education system. CCs offer an extensive range of courses that lead to associate degrees, certificates, or self-paced learning options, often allowing students to earn credits transferable to four-year institutions for bachelor's or advanced degrees (Kerr & Wood, 2022). CCs are critical to enhancing equitable access to higher education for first-generation college students, individuals from groups historically excluded from higher education, older learners, and workers seeking to enhance their skills (Community College Research Center [CCRC], 2021). An overarching goal of my dissertation is to bring awareness to the transportation challenges faced by CC students when accessing campus and to highlight the need for additional work in this area. There is some research that looks at how certain data points such as socioeconomic status, race, and access to a car are linked to CC access, but there is a lack of research on how access and associated barriers to it affects student completion, including reliable and affordable automobility, public transit, and other modes.This abstract describes the research objectives and overarching methodology and highlights key results from these contributions and concludes with a summary.These ongoing barriers remain prevalent among students in rural, suburban, and economically disadvantaged areas and can become the most significant determining factor in their academic outcomes. This research employs three complementary approaches: (1) a comprehensive literature review of transportation accessibility in higher education contexts, (2) spatial analysis comparing CC accessibility in Texas and California, and (3) case study analysis of hypothetical student experiences at Austin Community College.Chapter 1 - Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Transportation Access to Community College EducationThe goal of Chapter 1 is to better comprehend the transportation access barriers faced by CCs and develop effective strategies to address them. I conducted an in-depth analysis of 88 studies examining transportation-related issues within higher education institutions. My findings revealed that while previous research has delved into the transportation challenges encountered by communities at universities, it has largely neglected the specific transportation issues faced by CC students. While some research exists in the context of CCs, there is a significant gap in empirical analyses that explore the modal preferences of CC students, examine the correlation between transportation barriers and the academic success of CC students, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies aimed at improving access to CC campuses.To investigate past work relevant to college access, I performed a systematic literature review on transportation to higher education campuses. Since the existing body of work focusing on transportation access to colleges is limited, a broader search scope was employed to analyze enough studies. From these studies, relevant insights about college access were extracted. Key articles were identified using a hub-and-spoke search process. The analysis section aims to achieve three main objectives: 1) provide summaries of the 88 studies included in the literature review, 2) identify significant themes in the past work on transportation to higher education, and 3) explain why these themes are crucial for studying transportation access to colleges.Shaheen et al. (2017) introduced a framework called the STEPS to Transportation Equity Framework, which serves as a tool for analyzing the various transportation barriers that individuals may encounter during their travels. The STEPS framework revealed that long commute distances, conflicting transit and course schedules, and housing unaffordability can hinder transportation access to CCs. The literature underscores the use of public transit pass programs to assist CC students with transportation, but there's an opportunity to explore innovative approaches to meet the growing access requirements of CC students.Building on these insights from the literature review, Chapter 2 moves from theoretical understanding to geographic analysis by examining two major community college systems.Chapter 2 - A Tale of Two States: Exploring Transportation Accessibility to Community College Education in California and TexasI delve into the extent to which students must travel to reach their nearest CC campus, and the variety of degree and educational programs offered at each CC campus. To achieve this, I selected CCs in Texas and California as case studies to explore how access to education is influenced by the distinct policy models prevalent in these two states.This investigation is driven by a desire to. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).
- 일반주제명
- Transportation
- 키워드
- Higher education
- 기타저자
- University of California, Berkeley Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 기본자료저록
- Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-01B.
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CCs are critical to enhancing equitable access to higher education for first-generation college students, individuals from groups historically excluded from higher education, older learners, and workers seeking to enhance their skills (Community College Research Center [CCRC], 2021). An overarching goal of my dissertation is to bring awareness to the transportation challenges faced by CC students when accessing campus and to highlight the need for additional work in this area. There is some research that looks at how certain data points such as socioeconomic status, race, and access to a car are linked to CC access, but there is a lack of research on how access and associated barriers to it affects student completion, including reliable and affordable automobility, public transit, and other modes.This abstract describes the research objectives and overarching methodology and highlights key results from these contributions and concludes with a summary.These ongoing barriers remain prevalent among students in rural, suburban, and economically disadvantaged areas and can become the most significant determining factor in their academic outcomes. This research employs three complementary approaches: (1) a comprehensive literature review of transportation accessibility in higher education contexts, (2) spatial analysis comparing CC accessibility in Texas and California, and (3) case study analysis of hypothetical student experiences at Austin Community College.Chapter 1 - Obstacles and Opportunities for Improving Transportation Access to Community College EducationThe goal of Chapter 1 is to better comprehend the transportation access barriers faced by CCs and develop effective strategies to address them. I conducted an in-depth analysis of 88 studies examining transportation-related issues within higher education institutions. My findings revealed that while previous research has delved into the transportation challenges encountered by communities at universities, it has largely neglected the specific transportation issues faced by CC students. While some research exists in the context of CCs, there is a significant gap in empirical analyses that explore the modal preferences of CC students, examine the correlation between transportation barriers and the academic success of CC students, and evaluate the effectiveness of strategies aimed at improving access to CC campuses.To investigate past work relevant to college access, I performed a systematic literature review on transportation to higher education campuses. Since the existing body of work focusing on transportation access to colleges is limited, a broader search scope was employed to analyze enough studies. From these studies, relevant insights about college access were extracted. Key articles were identified using a hub-and-spoke search process. The analysis section aims to achieve three main objectives: 1) provide summaries of the 88 studies included in the literature review, 2) identify significant themes in the past work on transportation to higher education, and 3) explain why these themes are crucial for studying transportation access to colleges.Shaheen et al. (2017) introduced a framework called the STEPS to Transportation Equity Framework, which serves as a tool for analyzing the various transportation barriers that individuals may encounter during their travels. The STEPS framework revealed that long commute distances, conflicting transit and course schedules, and housing unaffordability can hinder transportation access to CCs. The literature underscores the use of public transit pass programs to assist CC students with transportation, but there's an opportunity to explore innovative approaches to meet the growing access requirements of CC students.Building on these insights from the literature review, Chapter 2 moves from theoretical understanding to geographic analysis by examining two major community college systems.Chapter 2 - A Tale of Two States: Exploring Transportation Accessibility to Community College Education in California and TexasI delve into the extent to which students must travel to reach their nearest CC campus, and the variety of degree and educational programs offered at each CC campus. To achieve this, I selected CCs in Texas and California as case studies to explore how access to education is influenced by the distinct policy models prevalent in these two states.This investigation is driven by a desire to. (Abstract shortened by ProQuest).
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