Included in this addendum are the findings from the "Research Report: The Attitudes of Second-Year College Students" by transfer status. These data show the percentage of students within each group that agreed with each item. A total of 1,293 students from the original data set of 8,613 indicated transfer status. A demographic breakdown of the…

Community colleges offer students an alternate pathway for baccalaureate degree attainment. Statistical data has shown that degree-seeking students can use community colleges to facilitate transfer to four-year institutions. Transfer rates from community colleges to four-year institutions are between 25% and 40%. Community college enrollment is…

The Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) sponsors a national annual survey that gathers data on incoming freshman classes at two- and four-year institutions. The data allow the colleges to compare their students with previous classes and with the "average" American freshman. This report presents findings from the 1997 CIRP…

The results of a study of the effect of the tutoring program on the academic performance of 351 students at Southwestern College during the spring 1974 semester are provided, and feedback and comments about the tutoring program are given. Tables show the descriptive, performance, and subjective data for all tutoring, tutoring by departments and…

To determine which summer-session length was most effective, a comparative analysis was made of student enrollments, student grade point averages (GPA), student satisfaction, and faculty opinions on the three campuses (Easter, Western, and Metropolitan) of Cuyahoga Community College. The terms compared were five, five and one-half, and eight…

This Chabot College (California) Student Satisfaction Survey sampled 1,149 students in 59 course sections. Conducted in fall 1997, the five-page survey focused on the following factors: educational goals and reasons for attending Chabot, satisfaction with the college and its facilities and services, campus safety, campus climate, course…

In spring 1977, the faculty and students of Wytheville Community College were surveyed in regard to their attitudes toward and use of the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The student survey revealed that of 330 respondents, 46% used the library one hour or more per week; 63% of 129 respondents suggested a greater emphasis during orientation on…

This report presents and analyzes data gathered as one part of a multi-phase, multi-method, comprehensive study of several aspects of the House Plan as it exists at Cypress College. All day (458) and evening (128) students, entering February 1976 and registered for six units or more, were surveyed. The survey instrument tested students' general…

This study of fall 1973 entering freshmen (4,544) at San Jose City College (SJCC), duplicating and expanding on a previous study, was conducted to determine whether the college successfully prepares students for the job market or for transfer to four-year institutions. Data on a random sample of 450 students (221 day, 229 evening) were obtained…

Los Angeles City College (LACC), a predominantly minority, inner-city community college, administered the ACE "1977 Student Information Form" to 3,000 incoming students for fall 1977. The form allowed students to express opinions on current issues; the generated information was used in comparing student characteristics and attitudes with…

A total of 2,782 nonreturning occupational and transfer students responded to a series of surveys conducted by 13 Texas community colleges during fall 1977 as part of the Tex-SIS (Student Information System) Follow-up System. Information on college majors, educational goals, reasons for not re-enrolling, satisfaction with college experience,…