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Download full textClagett, Craig A. – 1997
A study was undertaken at Maryland's Prince George's Community College to determine term-to-term retention rates for the four cohorts of first-time freshmen entering in fall 1990 (n=2,643), fall 1991 (n=2,251), fall 1992 (n=2,563), and fall 1993 (n=2,419). Two measures of retention were determined: the percentage of students who enrolled the…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Cohort Analysis, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedClagett, Craig A. – Community/Junior College Quarterly of Research and Practice, 1991
Describes how Prince George's Community College developed an institutional research-based approach to accountability reporting in response to Maryland's statewide accountability requirements. Offers specific examples of the application of institutional research data to the development of accountability plan objectives. Identifies several issues…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Institutional Research
Clagett, Craig A. – 1996
Developed to help colleges enhance the effectiveness of their institutional research efforts, this workbook provides strategies for increasing effectiveness and examples of techniques and research from Maryland's Prince George's Community College (PGCC). First, an introduction summarizes the changing responsibilities of institutional research and…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Administration
McConochie, Daniel D.; Clagett, Craig A. – 1991
Growing institutional concern for excellence coupled with legislative mandates calling for accountability have prompted many colleges to emphasize student outcomes when evaluating and designing courses and programs. A careful review of the accountability literature, however, suggests that continuing education courses and students, in spite of…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Clagett, Craig A.; Huntington, Robin B. – 1990
Information about the rate of student transfer from two- to four-year institutions and transfer students' achievement at the senior institutions can be obtained in several ways. One approach is the utilization of a statewide student tracking system, which permits easy identification of student progress at any level in the system. Systemwide…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Records, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment
Clagett, Craig A. – 1991
Designed to meet the mandate of the 1988 Reorganization of Maryland Higher Education Act, this 1991 report summarizes data from a number of studies of student achievement at Prince George's Community College (PGCC). Because PGCC has routinely collected and analyzed data on many of the required indicators, longitudinal data are presented where…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment
Clagett, Craig A. – 1996
Prince George's Community College (PGCC) created a Student Outcomes Report in December 1996 that measures course completion, retention, student achievement, program completion, transfer, and certification. Findings indicated that though the course pass rate was 75%, individual course completion ranged from 44% to 100%. Divisional pass rates ranged…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Articulation (Education), Certification
Clagett, Craig A. – 1993
Drawing from annual data provided by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Maryland conducted a study of the status of first-time, full-time students at PGCC 4 years after entry. In particular, the study examined the number and percentages of students earning certificates and associate degrees and/or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Cohort Analysis, College Graduates
Clagett, Craig A. – 1995
This Student Learning Outcomes Assessment Report was intended to inform the Board of Trustees, the college community, and the public about the achievements of students enrolled in credit classes at Prince George's Community College (PGCC). Part I contains an executive summary and a discussion of the report's institutional impact. Part II includes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges
