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Brawer, Florence B. – 1985
Recent research efforts undertaken by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges have resulted in the construction of two data sets on community college students which can assist two-year colleges in institutional planning and policy making. The first data set is the result of the administration of the General Academic Assessment (GAA), a…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, National Surveys, Program Improvement
Small, James M.; Vaala, Leslie D. – 1989
Between 1979 and 1987, there was a 73% increase in the number of students transferring from two-year colleges to universities in Alberta (Canada). Three recent studies investigated this rapid growth. The first study, conducted over a three-year period, explored whether a group of 50 transfer students were sufficiently prepared to succeed…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Young, Frank – 1985
In 1984, a study was conducted in the San Mateo County Community College District (SMCCCD) to examine the state of transfer education in the district. During the first phase of the study, available data were gathered and examined with respect to: (1) flow of district transfers to the University of California (UC) and California State University…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
