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Reading Area Community Coll., PA. – 1981
A telephone survey was conducted in 1981 at Reading Area Community College (RACC) to determine the educational needs of the community, particularly those of prospective students and employers. More specifically, the study sought to determine how the Berks County community perceived the quality of education provided at RACC and to ascertain the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Needs, Community Surveys, Educational Assessment
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1983
In fall 1982, Johnson County Community College (JCCC) conducted two surveys to determine the internal training needs of business and industry in Johnson County. One survey was mailed to the chief executives of some 2,000 businesses and industries, and another was distributed to about 2,000 employees of a large corporation in the county. Study…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employee Attitudes
Rice, Gary – 1987
In spring 1987, the Gallup Organization conducted a telephone survey for the College of DuPage (COD) in Illinois to determine community perceptions of the college's role in the community; community awareness of COD and its competitors; perceptions of current college services; importance of factors in selecting an educational program; interest in…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges
Dennis-Rounds, Jan – 1983
In Spring 1982, a districtwide survey was conducted by Cerritos College (CC) to assess the educational needs of the surrounding community. Residents were asked to provide demographic information and respond to questions about their awareness of the college, their perception and evaluation of various CC roles, and their preferences for courses and…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Download full textArrington, Ronald; And Others – 1979
A telephone survey was conducted by Diablo Valley College (DVC) in 1979 to determine the characteristics of community residents and their opinions concerning DVC's programs and services. In addition to demographic data (i.e., length of residence in Central Contra Costa County, age, size of household, head of household's employment and marital…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Needs
Polk County Task Force for Adult Educational Needs Assessment, Columbus, NC. – 1984
Developed as part of an assessment of the need for a new Polk County Isothermal Community College campus, this report provides the results of a study conducted to determine the nature and extent of the need for postsecondary education in Polk County and to recommend cost-effective, quality-conscious strategies to meet identified needs. Chapter A…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Segal, Barbara F.; And Others – 1979
During the late spring, summer, and early fall of 1978, a comprehensive household survey of the adult population of Southeastern Connecticut was conducted by Mohegan Community College to assess the educational needs of this region's residents. The survey focused on respondent characteristics, educational background, employment information, level…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adults, Community Attitudes
Weiner, Joy; And Others – 1987
A study was conducted in the the Peralta Community College District (PCCD) to determine how high school seniors, current PCCD students, community residents, and PCCD part-time students perceived their educational needs. Surveys were conducted to gather information regarding: (1) high school seniors' educational plans upon graduation from high…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Community Attitudes, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. – 1979
In light of recent legislation specifying minimum educational requirements for the renewal of real estate licenses for brokers and salespersons in Kansas, Johnson County Community College conducted a survey of community needs for real estate education. The survey instrument, which was distributed by the Johnson County Board of Realtors to its…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Adults, Associate Degrees, Attitude Measures
Slark, Julie; Bateman, Harold H. – 1980
A telephone survey was conducted in Fall 1979 by Santa Ana College (SAC) to determine its service community's: demographic characteristics; familiarity with SAC and its course offerings; perception of the college's mission; satisfaction with and attitudes toward SAC; and educational needs and desires. Telephone interviews were completed with 600…
Descriptors: Age, College Role, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics
de la Rocha-Petris, Gilberto – 1980
A survey was conducted by the San Mateo County Community College District in Fall 1979 to determine the demographic characteristics of the Latino population in San Mateo County (i.e., age, sex, place of residence, income, ethnic orientation, language of greater fluency, employment status, and occupation); Latino attitudes toward their educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Adults, Age
