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Shapiro, D.; Ryu, M.; Huie, F.; Liu, Q. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2019
The United States saw nearly one million Some College, No Degree students in just five years who, against all the odds, found their way back into postsecondary education and worked their way through to ultimately earn their first undergraduate credential. This report tells a story of success and points the way to further success. Former students…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Graduation, College Graduates, Dropouts
Shapiro, Doug; Dundar, Afet; Yuan, Xin; Harrell, Autumn T.; Wild, Justin C.; Ziskin, Mary B. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2014
Over the past 20 years, more than 31 million students have enrolled in college and left without receiving a degree or certificate. Almost one-third of this population had only a minimal interaction with the higher education system, having enrolled for just a single term at a single institution. Signature Report 7 examines the "some college,…
Descriptors: Enrollment, Educational Attainment, Higher Education, Outcomes of Education
British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer, 2013
This annual newsletter summarizes the work of the Post-secondary Student Mobility (PSM) Subcommittee of the Student Transitions Project (STP) . In an effort to better understand student mobility in the B.C. public post-secondary system, the Student Transitions Project continues to describe and quantify the numerous education pathways of students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Postsecondary Education, Public Education, Student Mobility
Garcia, Rodolfo Z.; Thompson, Vinton – 1990
In 1988, a retrospective study was conducted at the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) of the enrollment patterns of 1,521 students who graduated from the district in spring 1987. The study was designed to determine the length of time it took a sample of CCC graduates to receive a two-year degree. Data for the study were drawn from computerized and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance
Dillon, Paul H. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted of 1,912 students receiving associate in arts or associate in science degrees the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in spring 1989 to determine the length of time taken to graduate. Data for the study were gathered from spring 1989 graduates' district transcript records which contained enrollment dates…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1990
In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of 1986-87 Johnson County Community College (JCCC) career program completers to assess their career and educational experiences over an extended period of time. Data from 128 returned mail surveys and 166 completed telephone interviews represented responses from 86.2% of the 462 students who left JCCC with…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Shafer, Linda L. – 1999
This document summarizes National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data on the topic of lifelong learning, which is defined broadly as "all types of learning activities in which adults engage" and which includes both "traditional" and "nontraditional" (returning) postsecondary students. All 11 NCES data sets…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, College Graduates