While the Pell Grant covers a substantial proportion of college tuition for low-income students, it has covered only two full-time semesters per year and has not included any support for summer courses through most of its history. As research has shown that continuous enrollment throughout the year increases college persistence and completion, the…

The metrics used in the US to track students do not include adults and part-time students. This has led to the development of a massive data initiative--the Predictive Analytics Reporting (PAR) framework--that uses predictive analytics to trace the progress of all types of students in the system. This development has allowed actionable,…

Adult participation in higher education has frequently entailed mature students studying part time in lower-ranked institutions. In England, higher education policies have increasingly emphasised higher education provision in vocational further education colleges, settings which have extensive adult traditions but which mainly teach…

This study examined whether computer mediated communication (CMC) is an effective method of delivering graduate courses in comparison to face-to-face instruction. Discusses CMC as a means of providing access to advanced degrees for working adults who live a distance from an institution and/or who need to pursue part-time studies. (Contains 25…

Using 10 distinct samples, analyses were conducted to determine whether empirical support could be garnered for the proposition that working adults selecting a college for part-time studies tend to consider the proximity of the school to their home to be more important than the school's proximity to where they work. On a hypothetical task (first 5…

Information and course materials for a comparative religion course offered to registered nurses as part of an off-campus bachelor's degree completion program are presented. Some presumptions about the students that affected design of the course are considered. The course provided students the opportunity to study the broad field of comparative…

The Australian Federal Government's policy of increasing the participation of school leavers in tertiary studies and the possible effect this may have on access to tertiary studies for mature age students are discussed. A study that addresses the social composition of tertiary students is described. (MLW)

The data in this document portrays full-time, part-time, and total headcount enrollment for each campus and for the entire University of Maine for the 5-year period 1971 to 1975. Full-time equivalent student enrollment that converts part-time enrollment to full-time equivalents is also shown. The total number of students enrolled in the University…

At Miami-Dade Community College's South Campus (SC), the Transition Center (TC) provides special advisement services for older students returning to school. In fall 1987, a study was conducted to develop a profile of the students served by the center and compare them with other South Campus students. Study findings, based on academic and…

This document provides information concerning enrollment at the University of Maine for the fall semester 1975 and some comparisons with fall 1974. Highlights are: (1) total enrollment increased 11 percent between 1974 and 1975; (2) part-time enrollment increased 19 percent and full-time 7 percent; (3) 47 percent of the enrollment is female; (4)…