These technical appendices are for the report, "English as a Second Language at California's Community Colleges: An Early Examination of AB 705 Reforms." Assembly Bill 705 (AB 705 Irwin) sought to increase successful completion of transfer-level math and English courses by addressing systemic problems in traditional placement policies…

This report serves as a comprehensive resource of accurate and timely indicators of higher education performance in Minnesota. This report provides historical and national comparisons to contextualize state data. "Minnesota Measures" also offers Minnesota postsecondary peer institution comparisons. As possible, indicators are…

This report provides a resource of accurate, timely and comprehensive facts about higher education in Minnesota. It includes comparisons over time as well as national and peer institution comparisons to add context for the interpretation of the data. It is expected to be used by a number of stakeholder groups such as legislators, educators and…

The objectives of this research were to identify: 1) promising institutional practices for retaining and graduating low-income, first-generation community college transfer students at four-year institutions, including any transfer-specific support systems; 2) outcomes of transfer students (i.e., graduation rates) at four-year institutions in…

The transfer of students in Missouri is multi-directional; that is, some level of transfer activity occurs between and within each major sector of higher education. The number of student transfers has risen from 15,500 in fall 1979 to 18,000 in fall 1982, with a peak of 20,000 transfers reported in fall 1981. The majority of student transfers…

Designed primarily as a reference for advisors and counselors of two-year college students planning to transfer to senior colleges and universities in North Carolina, this report enumerates the transfer policies of each of the 46 senior institutions in the state and provides data on transfer activity. Following introductory material about the…

A study was conducted by the University of California (UC) to investigate trends in community college transfer rates between 1965 and 1987; institutional origins, characteristics, and first-year performance of transfer students; and student persistence and graduation rates. Study findings included the following: (1) between 1965 and the peak year…

The tables of which this report consists provide a statistical summary of the number of Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) students who transferred to and graduated from Arizona State University (ASU). The first set of tables presents figures on the number of undergraduate transfers from MCCCD colleges to ASU by major, for summer…

A survey of graduating students' immediate plans is conducted annually at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to meet needs such as compliance with truth in advertising requirements for educational recruitment, accreditation reviews, and faculty and staff advisement. In 1983, questionnaires mailed to 734 potential graduates yielded a 79%…

Following a 1988-89 legislative mandate that required public four-year colleges and universities in Virginia to report the academic progress of community college transfer students, seven senior institutions submitted data to Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) on the progress of PVCC transfer students. The data provided, however, were…

Data provided by the University of California (UC) and California State University and Colleges (CSUC) were analyzed to identify enrollment trends and assess academic performance among transfer students from Bakersfield College. Study findings included the following: (1) first-time transfers from Bakersfield College to CSUC decreased from 391 in…

In spring 1987, a study was conducted at Monroe Community College (MCC) to determine the factors which influence attrition and retention, with particular focus on the reasons why students who have not graduated fail to return for succeeding semesters. Questionnaires were mailed to 452 former students, requesting information on students' rankings…

Information is provided on the academic performance and program selections of students transferring from community colleges in British Columbia (BC) to the three BC universities during the 1985-86 academic year, with reference to information from preceding years. Data for college transfer students are compared to data for direct-entry students…

In 1984, a study was conducted to gather information regarding the rates and patterns of student transfer from Roxbury Community College (RCC) to four-year institutions. Information on the 178 students who graduated from RCC in 1981 and 1982 was obtained from the RCC Registrar's office and the four-year institutions in Massachusetts to which…

In 1991, a survey was conducted of the 1,301 students who graduated from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) in 1990 to identify the educational goals and career directions of CCRI graduates; to gather information about the employment status and salary ranges of graduates who elected full-time employment; and to identify colleges and…