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Tracking Students through Majors: Methodology and Applications.

Peer reviewed

Simpson, William A. – Journal of Higher Education, 1987

The ease with which two tables can be constructed that capture the many changes of majors made by a selected student cohort over a specified period of years is demonstrated. The way in which such tables can be used by planners at both the departmental and university level is shown. (Author/MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers

ARC, State, Private Industry Join to Provide Computer Technician Training in North Georgia.

Blanton, Bill – Appalachia, 1982

Describes an innovative training program in minicomputer technology at Dalton Junior College (Georgia) funded by the state department of education, private industry and the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC). Points out reasons for the program's success: shortage of skilled people and the prospect of quick entry into the workworld. (LC)

Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science Education, Core Curriculum, Degree Requirements