This dissertation was written in partial fulfillment of the doctoral degree requirements in Counseling Psychology at Capella University. This study was interested in exploring the growing population of nontraditionally aged college students. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that correlated with the academic success of this group…

This book reports the findings of a national survey of college student experiences in the 1980s, particularly focusing on what students do and what they perceive to have gained from their college experience. Data for this book are from the responses of 24,427 undergraduates from 74 colleges and universities to the "College Student Experiences…

A survey was conducted of 1,343 community college students who transferred to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), in fall 1977 to determine the major factors influencing student withdrawal or persistence. In addition to requesting information on students' background, the survey questionnaire asked the students to contrast their…