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Direct linkQuinley, John W.; Quinley, Melissa P. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Asserts that the postbaccalaureate transfer student (PRTS) represents a very different type of second-chance student for the community college. Analyzes the life circumstances, goals, and profiles of PRTSs in an urban North Carolina community college. Contains 11 references. (VWC)
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Barnes, Terry L.; Robinson, Laura M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Examines postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) in Missouri to determine the nature and extent of mobility among recent public four-year college graduates who subsequently enrolled in community-college courses and programs. Presents state enrollment data and surveys chief academic officers of Missouri community colleges about their…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Townsend, Barbara K.; Lambert, Rivkah Y. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1999
Describes (1) why both nondegree and degree-seeking postbaccalaureate reverse transfer students (PRTSs) attend two-year colleges and what they think of it, (2) what institutional changes or modifications these students would prefer, (3) what institutional problems their presence may create, and (4) how their presence can benefit two-year schools.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Download full textQuinley, John W.; Quinley, Melissa P. – 1998
This study examines four-year college graduates who attended Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in North Carolina after obtaining their baccalaureate degrees, exemplifying a growing population of "reverse transfer" students. The study employed a telephone survey of the four-year graduates attending CPCC, an analysis of student…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
