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Download full textBalunas, Lynn – 1986
In spring 1985, a study was conducted at Broome Community College (BCC) in New York to determine the relationship between the number of hours students worked per week, their grade point average (GPA), and persistence in college and the conditions that may influence this relationship. The American College Testing Program Student Opinion Survey was…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Taylor, Kenneth E.; Flermoen, Cynthia – 1993
In fall 1992, a survey was conducted of two subgroups of students who had enrolled for less than six credits in one of the seven community colleges in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota during fall quarter 1990, and who had not re-enrolled as of fall quarter 1992. The two subgroups surveyed included those classified as "completers"…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Attitudes
Taylor, Kenneth E.; Flermoen, Cynthia – 1993
A survey was conducted of a random sample of students who had enrolled in one of the seven community colleges in the Twin Cities metro area of Minnesota in spring 1992, but who did not return in fall 1992. A total of 300 students from each of the colleges (i.e., Anoka-Ramsey, Cambridge Center, Inver Hills, Lakewood, Minneapolis, North Hennepin,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Conklin, Karen A.; And Others – 1991
In 1985, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) coordinated a 5-year longitudinal study of representative groups of students at all 19 Kansas community colleges. The study sought to document the academic and career progress of the students from first entry into college to subsequent experiences after leaving the community college. Each college…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1987
A study was conducted to document the academic and career progress of representative groups of students in all 19 Kansas community colleges from first college entry to experiences after leaving college. In fall 1985, each college randomly selected 50 to 100 representative first-time, full-time freshmen who agreed in writing to complete an initial…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Evans, George; Lucas, John A. – 1988
A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of students who had completed several courses in the Criminal Justice Program to determine why students left the criminal justice field, examine Criminal Justice students' enrollment and course-taking patterns, and to analyze withdrawal and failure rates in the course,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Windham, Patricia – 1994
Drawing from data provided by the Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program (FETPIP), this series of reports provides follow-up information on FTIC students entering Tallahassee Community College (TCC) in fall 1990. The four reports compare students based on race, entry level test pass rates, full-/part-time status, and grade…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Students, College Freshmen
Matsen, Marie – 1990
In 1990, a follow-up study was conducted of former students of Lane Community College (LCC) and their employers. The survey targeted three groups of former LCC students: all 1988-89 graduates who earned degrees or certificates, all no-formal-award leavers with 70 or more credits, and all early leavers who had earned less than 70 credits while…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
