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Lucas, John A. – 1985
In fall 1984, a study was conducted in Illinois at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a student profile for general information purposes, to gather data not available on the college's automated student data file, and to analyze WRHC's marketing outreach. Surveys were mailed to random samples of 500 degree credit students and 300…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Educational Trends
Bohrer, Bruce; Lucas, John A. – 1991
A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to determine the reasons why nearly 16% of the students who applied to the college for fall 1990 did not register by the first week of classes. Results were compared to those of a similar study conducted of 1982 no shows. A sample of 300 of the 854 fall 1990…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
Lucas, John A. – 1983
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of fall 1982 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 498 degree credit students and 300 continuing education students were surveyed. Based on responses…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Enrollment Influences
Lucas, John A. – 1987
In fall 1985, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a student profile for general information purposes, to gather data not available on the college's automated data file, and to analyze WRHC's marketing outreach. Surveys were mailed to random samples of 500 credit degree students and 300 continuing education…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Educational Trends
Download full textLucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1992 and spring 1994. Between 1992 and 1994, 13.7% of the 175,000 course enrollments resulted in official withdrawals, representing a 0.4% decrease in withdrawals from the 1990-1992 cohort. An analysis of these…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1990 and spring 1992. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey form, indicating withdrawal status, whether a…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between 1988 and 1990 and to compare this profile with the results of a 1986-88 withdrawal study. For the 2-year period studied, each degree credit student who officially withdrew from a course was asked to complete a survey…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Courses
Meltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1990
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of fall 1989 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students (NCS's) were surveyed,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationMeltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1990 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1993 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree-credit students (representing 3.2% of the 15,518 students…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A follow-up study was conducted of students who earned at least 12 credit hours at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, to determine their employment and education status after leaving WRHC. Over 1,008 former WRHC students in cohort years 1987 and 1989 were surveyed by telephone, receiving a response rate of 71.8%, and…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
