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Download full textHollins, Carol S. – 1984
John Tyler Community College (JTCC) conducts a regular investigation of students who leave the institution after one or more quarters of study in an effort to determine reasons for their withdrawal, objective for enrolling, goal achievement, and current occupational status and future educational goals. A systematic random sample of all…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Enrollment Influences
Roberts, Hilda – 1986
In 1986, a study was conducted at Rancho Santiago College (RSC) to determine the reasons that students whose educational goal was to transfer to a four-year college did not complete their objective. In fall 1983, 6,030 of the students enrolled at RSC indicated on their application for admission that they planned to transfer to a four-year college.…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts
Lucas, John A. – 1981
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to establish a profile of fall 1980 students and to compare student data with selected community demographic data. Questionnaires were mailed to 498 credit students and 295 continuing education students, soliciting information on sex, marital status, age, occupation, plans, ethnic…
Descriptors: Age, Attendance Patterns, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Jones, Gordon; And Others – 1980
The follow-up study described in this report was initiated to determine the objectives and goal attainment of students who were enrolled in academic programs at one of British Columbia's 14 community colleges in fall 1978, but were not enrolled in a community college or university in fall 1979. After providing historical background, the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Role
Edwards, Frances L.; Staatse, Holly – 1985
The 1980 Cohort Study was initiated at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) as a follow-up of full-time students who began their studies in fall 1980. The goal of the study was to distinguish the educational and career outcomes of graduates from those of students who have achieved various other levels of academic progress. The fall 1980 cohort…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Cohort Analysis, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1990
In June 1990, a statewide telephone survey was conducted of 1,200 former full- and part-time Michigan community college students who had not returned for classes in fall 1989. The 29 colleges were classified as urban, suburban, and regional institutions, and a total of 200 former full-time and 200 former part-time students were contacted from each…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, Community Colleges
