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The Impact of Learning Communities on Freshman Retention

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  • Oscar Flores

    (Minnesota State University - Moorhead)

  • Claudia Sanchez Vela

    (Minnesota State University - Moorhead)

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We test whether students' participation in Learning Communities (LC) increases freshman students' retention while controlling for their demographic characteristics, prior academic record, economic and behavioral characteristics, and self-selection into Learning Communities. In addition to accounting for self-selection into LC, we control for the endogeneity of academic performance. We find evidence that, ceteris paribus, entering freshmen who participate in Learning Communities at a regional, public university in the upper Midwest are more likely to return to the institution for their sophomore year. Our results indicate that students who participate in LC are 3.2% to 5.8% more likely to return to the university for their sophomore year than non-participants.

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  • Oscar Flores & Claudia Sanchez Vela, 2021. "The Impact of Learning Communities on Freshman Retention," Journal of Economic Insight, Missouri Valley Economic Association, vol. 47(1), pages 53-76.
    • Handle: RePEc:mve:journl:v:47:y:2021:i:1:p:53-76
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions

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