International Students at US Community Colleges Opportunities, Challenges, and Successes

This volume documents the experiences of international students and recent international initiatives at US community colleges to better understand how to support and nurture students’ potential. Offering a range of case studies, empirical and conceptual chapters, the collection showcases the unique curricula and diverse opportunities for career development that colleges can offer international students. International Students at US Community Colleges addresses issues of student access, enrolment barriers, college choice, and challenges relating to integration in academic and professional networks. Ultimately, the book unpacks institutional factors which inhibit or promote the success of international students at US community colleges to inform faculty, student affairs, administration, and institutional policy. With international students’ declining enrollment, this book considers the measures being taken by community college officials to bring continued access and equity to international students. Offering insights from a range of international scholars as well as on-the-ground case studies, this text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with an interest in multicultural education, international and comparative education, and higher education management. Those specifically interested in educational policy and the sociology of education will also benefit from this book.

Part I: Reimagining International Student Mobility in Community Colleges Reimagining the Field: International Students in American Community Colleges Gregory F. Malveaux and Krishna Bista Community College International Student Research: A Critical Time Series Analysis Rosalind Latiner Raby Characteristics and patterns of International Students at Community Colleges: Lessons from the Open Doors Data Julie Baer International Students at Canadian Community Colleges: Origins, Evolution, and Current Trends Oleg Legusov and Hayfa F. Jafar Community College Finances and International Student Enrollment Ji Yeon Bae and Manuel S. González Canché Part II: Understanding Support System and Challenges of International Students at Community Colleges International Students’ Career Development and Preparation at the American Community College Hannah Rapp, Yi-jung Wu, Ran Liu and Xiaoli Jing Latinx ESL Students’ Successful English Language Transition at Community Colleges DuEwa M. Frazier Assessing Acculturative Stress of International Students at a U.S. Community College Hardaye R. Hansen, Yuliya Shneyderman, Gloria S. McNamara, and Lisa Grace Frontline Advising for International Students at American Community Colleges: Understanding the Challenges and Policy Issues during the COVID-19 Crisis Gregory F. Malveaux and Marlon Vallejo Part III: Promoting Diversity and International Education at Community Colleges Community College as a Pathway to Baccalaureate Success for International Students Veronika Rozhenkova and Elizabeth S. Park From Oppression to Global Social Justice: Practitioners’ Responsibility to International Students in the U.S. Community College Tiffany Viggiano, Evelyn Vázquez, and Ariadna I. López Damián International Education and the Global Pandemic in the Community College: Reflections and Best Practices Marc Thomas Trends in International Student Enrollments in Canadian Community Colleges Elizabeth Buckner, Sarah Morales, Taiya Brown, and Scott Clerk Global Begins from Local: International Students and International Programs at Historically Black Community Colleges and Tribal Community Colleges Krishna Bista Epilogue: Voices and Perspectives on International Student Mobility: Where Are Community Colleges? Krishna Bista and Gregory F. Malveaux

Gregory F. Malveaux is Professor in the Department of English and Literature and is the College-wide Coordinator of Study Abroad and International Education at Montgomery College, Maryland, USA. Krishna Bista is Professor in the Department of Advanced Studies, Leadership and Policy at Morgan State University, Maryland, USA.