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Peer reviewedKnoell, Dorothy M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1973
A predominant function of community colleges is the education and guidance of students from widely varying backgrounds and with diverse interests and objectives. This sourcebook examines the major student clienteles for whom comprehensive two-year colleges must plan programs and services. The articles consider transfer students; occupational…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Educationally Disadvantaged
Falcone, Andrew J. – 1990
A longitudinal study was conducted of enrollment patterns and student persistence at the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City, Missouri. The entire fall 1987 first-time freshman population of 2,994 students was followed from entry through spring 1989 to identify patterns in the enrollment and characteristics of persisters, dropouts, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Download full textClery, Sue; Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2008
Nearly one-quarter of students in community colleges leave school during the first year of enrollment for reasons other than transfer or credential completion. Generally, nontraditional community college students drop out within their first year at higher rates than do traditional students. Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credits, Dropouts, Nontraditional Students
