The Aid Like A Paycheck student survey was designed to shed light on students' academic and financial attitudes, behaviors, and circumstances over the course of a semester. This supplement to MDRC's final report on Aid Like A Paycheck describes the survey, response rates, and responses to each survey item at three community college systems: two in…

Until recently, the vast majority of California's community college students--hundreds of thousands of students each year--started in remedial courses that slowed down or halted their academic progress. Attrition was high, particularly for Latino and African American students. After years of important but piecemeal reforms, in 2017 a landmark law…

This annual report from Ruffalo Noel Levitz goes beyond the usual metrics of standardized test scores and high school transcripts to explore a wide range of non-cognitive attitudes and motivations that influence student retention and college completion rates. The report is based on student survey responses drawn from a sizable sample of incoming…

The authors prepared this report after exploring programs using a 90-day cycle process borrowed from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). The IHI 90-day cycle scans activity in the field as a "quick way to research innovative ideas and assess their potential for advancing quality improvement". The goal was to "get under…

This report provides descriptive national data on the prevalence and characteristics of services and support programs for military service members and veterans at postsecondary institutions in the United States. This survey provides the first nationally representative data on this topic. The data presented in this First Look were collected for the…

In 1989, a study was conducted to examine the influence of student demographics (e.g., age, race, and year of high school graduation) and student enrollment characteristics (e.g., full-/part-time and new/continuing) on enrollment trends in Virginia community colleges. Telephone interviews were conducted with a representative sample of 601…

In fall 1991, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Palatine, Illinois, to determine the level of interest in a new sports intramural program (IP). Surveys were mailed to a random sample of 600 degree credit students, out of a total population of 15,418 such students. After two mailings and a prompting follow-up, a…

In October 1985, Broome Community College (BCC) conducted its eleventh annual graduate survey. The survey was administered in-person during graduation rehearsal, and also mailed to those who did not attend rehearsal. Study findings, based on a 93% response rate, included the following: (1) 1183 students graduated from BCC as members of the class…

Ten institutional research reports from Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) are presented in this collection. Three of the reports examine the educational objectives of students enrolled in fall 1987, spring 1988, and summer 1988. Two reports compare fall 1987 and spring 1988 students with those from previous semesters in terms of gender, age,…

This report presents the findings from the Student Development Survey administered to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) students in the spring 2000 semester. The survey was distributed to students in 23 randomly selected classes at the 5 NVCC campuses. Although the survey sought feedback concerning student satisfaction with NVCC…

A survey of graduating students' immediate plans is conducted annually at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to meet needs such as compliance with truth in advertising requirements for educational recruitment, accreditation reviews, and faculty and staff advisement. In 1983, questionnaires mailed to 734 potential graduates yielded a 79%…

A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between 1982 and 1986 and to compare this profile with the results of a 1979-82 withdrawal study. For the past 4 years, each degree credit student who has officially withdrawn from a course has been asked to complete a survey…

A study was conducted to obtain information on community college students' predispostion to transfer to four-year institutions. A sample of 2,957 students in 24 urban community colleges participating in the Transfer Opportunities Program was surveyed. The survey instrument was designed to assess student predisposition to transfer, gather…

The Student College Experience Survey of Santa Barbara City College (California) is intended to determine students' levels of satisfaction with various aspects of the college life, including environment, instruction, and services. The survey also aims at determining student characteristics not available from the data collected through the student…

This document is a study of the demographic and academic traits of fall 1999 online students taking electronic courses through Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) (California). The study aims to compare online students with SBCC students and peer students taking the on-campus versions of the electronic courses at SBCC. This evaluation examines the…