Students Who Drop Out before They Begin: A Study of Potential Community College Students Who Initiate the Registration Process but Fail to Enroll.

Ross, David B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ352906

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Publication Date: 1987

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Students Who Drop Out before They Begin: A Study of Potential Community College Students Who Initiate the Registration Process but Fail to Enroll.

Ross, David B.; And Others

Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, v11 n2 p93-101 1987

Discusses a telephone follow-up survey of individuals who initiated the admission process at College of Lake County (Illinois), comparing students who registered with non-registrants. Reports that job-related, financial, and personal reasons were given for not enrolling. Suggests that poor academic preparation may also have been a factor. (DMM)

Descriptors: College Applicants, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes, Enrollment Influences, No Shows, School Surveys, Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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