Factors affecting the academic progression of associate degree graduates

The Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) is a coalition of community colleges and the campuses of the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), created to share a competency-based curriculum by which associate degree graduates from an OCNE campus are eligible to complete requirements...

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Published in:The Journal of nursing education 2012-04, Vol.51 (4), p.232-235
Main Authors: Munkvold, Julia, Tanner, Christine A, Herinckx, Heidi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic degrees
Age Factors
Attitude of Health Personnel
Career Mobility
College Faculty
College Students
Community colleges
Competency-Based Education
Curricula
Education, Nursing, Associate
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - economics
Employment - statistics & numerical data
Family Relations
Humans
Nursing
Nursing education
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
Social Support
Time Factors
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Summary:The Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE) is a coalition of community colleges and the campuses of the Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), created to share a competency-based curriculum by which associate degree graduates from an OCNE campus are eligible to complete requirements for the bachelor's degree after 1 year of additional full-time study. Since 2006, three graduating classes from consortium community college programs have graduated 760 students eligible for direct transfer to OHSU; however, only 228 (30%) have actually transferred. This study aimed to explore the factors that influenced the 208 graduates in the class of 2010 not to transfer. The primary reasons for discontinuing their nursing education, in ranked order, were financial concerns, conflict with time and energy for work, and conflict with time and energy for family. This study has implications for achieving the academic progression goals recommended in the Institute of Medicine's The Future of Nursing report.
ISSN:0148-4834
1938-2421
DOI:10.3928/01484834-20120224-04