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College stop-out rates have long been a challenge in higher education, and particularly at community colleges. Among those most likely to stop out are first-generation college students, who represent about half of the nation’s undergraduates.
Based on survey and interview data from first-generation college students who stopped out during the fall 2022 term at four Hispanic Serving Institutions in California, this brief from the Community College Research Center examines the reasons these students gave for leaving, the role their social networks played in informing and supporting their decision to stop out, and how they thought about their future, including any considerations they may have had for reenrollment.