Slate, John R2020-05-182020-05-182020-052020-04-09May 2020https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11875/2759Purpose The purpose of this journal-ready dissertation was to determine the degree to which changes have occurred among male and female, first-time-in-college students who enrolled full-time and part-time in Texas community colleges in the 2003-2004 academic year through the 2018-2019 academic year. Moreover, the degree to which differences were present in the enrollment percentages of male and female, first-time-in-college students enrolled full-time in Texas community colleges between the 2003-2004 and the 2018-2019 academic years were addressed. Furthermore, the extent to which differences were present in the enrollment percentages of male and female, first-time-in-college students enrolled part-time in Texas community colleges between the 2003-2004 and the 2018-2019 academic years were examined. Analyses of the trends present in male and female, first-time in college students who had been enrolled full-time, part-time, and both (full-time and part-time) in Texas community colleges during the 2003-2004 academic year through the 2018-2019 academic year were determined.application/pdfenFirst-time-in-collegeEnrollment ratesMaleFemaleTexas community collegesThesis2020-05-18