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Willett, Terrence – 2000
Explores English 100 eligibility and English 100 success prerequisites as enhancers of Cabrillo College (California) students' ability to succeed in Speech Communication, Criminal Justice, and Fire Technology. This study also tested for disproportionate impacts of the proposed prerequisites on ethnicity, gender, and disability groups. For all…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Eligibility

San Diego Community Coll. District, CA. Research and Planning. – 2002
This study by the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD), California, aims to determine the impact of prerequisite enforcement on retention and course completion rates in English and math courses among underrepresented students. The report analyzed a subset of the more than 300 prerequisite-enforced courses offered by the SDCCD. The course…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Students, Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged