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Download full textPardee, Ronald L. – 1992
A study was conducted at a medium-sized California community college to identify the characteristics of students who had previously dropped out of college and then returned to the community college and the influences on their decision to re-enroll for college credit. Surveys were mailed to 396 stopouts, asking them to rate the significance of…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Enrollment Influences
Altenbaugh, Richard J.; And Others – 1995
The study reported concentrated on school leavers in Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) who returned (dropbacks) to Job Corps Programs over an 8-year period. Interviews with 100 dropbacks explored who left school, why they left school, what caused them to come back, and the kinds of interventions that might succeed with other students. Part 1 provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Adams, Judith – 1994
In February 1994, a study was conducted at Macomb Community College (MCC), in Warren, Michigan, to determine the reasons that students failed to return to MCC. A computer-generated random sample of 1,585 names was drawn from a population of more than 13,000 students identified as non-returning students (NRS's), i.e., who had not enrolled in any…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Enrollment Influences, Followup Studies
Flaherty, Toni; Lucas, John A. – 1989
Since 1974, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) has conducted 12 surveys of students who dropped out after one or more semesters of attendance without having accumulated 48 credit hours. Each spring and fall from fall 1974 to spring 1987, students who had attended WRHC the previous term, but who were not enrolled for the current term, were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Meltesen, C.; Lucas, J. – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of 400 students who had attended WRHC in fall 1990 but failed to enroll in the subsequent term. The sample was divided into two groups: students who had completed fewer than 16 credit hours and those who had completed more than 16 but less than 48 credit hours. All of the stopouts were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
Timarong, Alvina; Temaungil, Marianne; Sukrad, Wilma – 2002
A survey of literature on adult learning and learners conducted for Palau Community College (PCC), Koror, Palau, found a lack of literature specific to the United States-affiliated Pacific region. Background information was compiled on development of formal education in Palau. A survey was administered in fall 2001 to adult learners working toward…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Ancillary School Services
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
