Transfer students are increasingly important to the enrollment health of colleges and universities. But how do transfer students search for a new institution to attend? The "2020 Transfer Student Experience Report" examines responses from a study of 1,100 current and prospective transfer students. This report discusses the following…

During the 1976 fall term, the 39 public community college districts of Illinois reported a combined total of 2,959 educational curricula in 183 fields of study. Student enrollment numbered 344,601. Curriculum offerings ranged from 34 to 444 instructional programs at the district level, with enrollment varying from 1,347 in the smallest district…

This document is a report on 1999 and 2000 fall credit student analysis. The study surveyed approximately 100,000 credit students at over 300 community colleges. The report focuses on the reasons credit students enroll in community colleges and the different characteristics of credit students. The survey responses placed students in one of the six…

A discussion is provided of transfer activities at Roxbury Community College (RCC) for the period from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1989. First, an overview is given of major activities and statistical data for the 2-year period. During the 1987-88 academic year, 904 students expressed an interest in transferring; 41% of those students were…

This report contains student data obtained from the 1999-2000 Transfer Program Graduate Follow-Up Survey at Parkland College (Illinois). The alumni were surveyed during the summer following graduation. Results include: (1) about 89% of the students studied attended Parkland with an intent to transfer to a four-year university or college; (2)…

This document addresses transfer destinations of CCSF students by tracking students that transferred from community colleges between the Summer 1997 and Spring 2001 terms. Overall, 72,053 students were tracked during the study. A majority (87%) of these students transferred to public schools while a minority (13%) transferred to private schools.…

This document discusses findings from a 2001 telephone survey of 8,613 students from the 1996 class of four British Columbia Universities. Only students who had entered a British Columbia University directly from a British Columbia secondary school or transfer students from a British Columbia college were used in the analysis of data. Fifty-three…

In spring 1987, the Gallup Organization conducted a telephone survey for the College of DuPage (COD) in Illinois to determine community perceptions of the college's role in the community; community awareness of COD and its competitors; perceptions of current college services; importance of factors in selecting an educational program; interest in…

This study: (1) summarizes the results of the last five years of data-matching efforts by the Oregon University System (OUS) and the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development; (2) responds to the "What the Data Say" recommendations of 2000; and (3) discusses the implications of these data for policymakers and…

In September 1977, a questionnaire was distributed to the members of the National Council of State Directors of Community and Junior Colleges to determine how and to what extent the various states fund their two-year colleges and how the colleges must account for fund utilization to their funding source. Reponses were received from 29 states:…

A survey of the academic, vocational, and technical students enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) during Fall 1979 was conducted as a contribution to the Educational Intent component of Mississippi's state-wide student information system. The survey instrument, administered during registration, solicited information concerning…

This research report from Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD), California, summarizes relevant findings from assessments of the performance of students receiving transfer education, and CCCCD's progress in meeting its Partnership for Excellence (PFE) goals in this area. Findings reported include the following: (1) Student Goal…

As the community college reaches the century mark, this report takes stock of what and where that diverse institution is today. The paper aims to depict the diversity of today's community college students and the myriad of programs and activities offered by these institutions. In addition, it outlines some of the challenges that must be faced as…

This document presents the preliminary study reporting transfer rates from the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) to both in-state and out-of-state community colleges and baccalaureate institutions. The data are based on a match between the social security numbers of community college students enrolled in California community colleges with the…

This report provides information on associate degree and certificate offerings at four two-year institutions in the Oklahoma and Tulsa City metropolitan areas and articulation between baccalaureate degree programs at the University of Central Oklahoma and four metropolitan area two-year institutions. Part I classifies Oklahoma City area…