The growing number of community college transfer students aspiring to attain a baccalaureate degree increases the importance of understanding their perceptions about mattering at 4-year institutions. The degree to which students believe that they matter to others, they are significant to others, and they are appreciated by others (Rosenberg &…

A national conversation exists among higher education policymakers and institutions about students being underprepared for college. Some students are placed in developmental education courses, but are not successfully matriculating to college-level courses. Although developmental education courses are designed to promote academic success, they…

Community colleges, which often serve a higher proportion of students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, and women, can be launching pad institutions that change the educational and economic trajectory for individuals and families, awarding credentials that can lead to better paying jobs or form the foundation for additional…

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. Five-year Goals for the system have…

The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL System), under the governance of its Board of Trustees, operates as a strong public university system with eight distinct, mission-driven universities, and enhances the quality of life of Mississippians by effectively meeting their diverse educational needs. Five-year Goals for the system have…

This articulation agreement contains 158 programs of courses appropriate for community/junior college students who want to transfer to Mississippi's 8 public universities. At the bottom of each program are listed the universities that offer baccalaureate degrees. Each university will accept courses as listed on the particular transfer program…

In spring 1980, follow-ups were conducted of students who graduated from Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) during the spring 1979 term and students who did not return to MGCJC but who did not graduate. These studies were conducted in conjunction with all state junior colleges. During spring 1979, 838 students graduated from the four…

This report compares the 1980-81 freshman and sophomore enrollments at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) with the 1979-80 lower-division enrollments at Mississippi's eight state universities and with the fall 1980 enrollments at the state's 15 other junior colleges. In the report six comparisons are made. First, MGCJC is compared with…

In order to evaluate the effectiveness of community college transfer programs in Mississippi a study was performed of the state's community/junior college students who transferred to the University of Southern Mississippi and earned a bachelor's degree between 1984 and 1987. Graduates' academic transcripts were reviewed to gather data on sex,…