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Brigman, S. Leellen; Friedman, Charles B. – 1980
Graduation rates of the fall semester freshman classes that entered the Bloomington campus of Indiana University between 1980 and 1974 were studied. By examining the percentage of students completing a baccalaureate degree within four years of their matriculation, it was found that the graduation rate from the Bloomington campus significantly…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Freshmen
Luchsinger, L. B.; Koehler, C. R. – 1980
A study was conducted to determine if different benefits would accrue to Colorado graduates of Associate of Applied Science Degrees (AAS), Associate of Occupational Studies Degrees (AOS), and vocational certificate programs if the programs were of equal length, occupational curriculum content, and quality of instruction. As a part of the study, an…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Certificates
Download full textMoraine Valley Community College., Palos Hills, IL. Office of Institutional Research. – 1996
In October 1996, Illinois' Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) conducted a longitudinal study of the characteristics of and outcomes experienced by students who entered the college for the first time in fall 1993, gathering data on retention rates, average attempted and earned cumulative hours, and graduation rates over 3 years. Of the 3,146…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Grubb, W. Norton – 1995
The Survey of Income and Program Participation (SIPP) was used to compare estimates of the benefits of education among different levels of education and thereby identify the returns to education and training in the subbaccalaureate labor market. The study data consisted of information on the educational attainment and income of 14,537 (7,981…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
West, Jerry – 1989
Data from the postsecondary transcripts of high school seniors included in the High School and Beyond (HS&B) study of the class of 1980 and the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the Senior Class of 1972 were analyzed to investigate the participation of students in two-year postsecondary programs. The analyses focused mainly on the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance, College Graduates
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1995
At the close of each fiscal year, the 49 public community colleges of the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) are required to submit detailed student records to the ICCS Board providing data on annual enrollments and completions for credit-generating students. Highlights for fiscal year (FY) 1994 include the following: (1) ICCS institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1994
At the close of each fiscal year, the 50 public community colleges of the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) are required to submit detailed student records to the ICCS Board providing data on annual enrollments and completions for credit-generating students. Highlights for fiscal year (FY) 1993 include the following: (1) ICCS institutions…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Hall, Barbara Ann; And Others – 1990
In fall 1986, Mt. San Antonio College (MSAC) initiated a 5-year longitudinal study of the effectiveness of its matriculation services, including assessment, orientation, counseling/advisement, and follow-up. The academic performance and success of students participating in one or more of these services were compared to those of degree- and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Cohort Analysis
