These two parallel reports provide data on course attrition rates in the Maricopa County Community College District for Fall 1978 and Spring 1979. Course attrition rates were calculated by comparing high-point enrollments (which include audits and withdrawals) with end-of-semester enrollments (which do not include audits, drops, withdrawals, or…

Day, evening, and total weekly student contact hours (WSCH) reported each Fall from 1975 to 1979 are presented in a series of data tables for the Los Angeles Community College District and each of its nine member institutions. First for the District and then for each of the colleges, tables provide WSCH figures for 23 academic disciplines and for…

Data from enrollment figures at El Camino College (California) were traced over a twelve-year period in order to provide a basis for curriculum and program changes. The ratio of male to female enrollment has steadily narrowed until, in 1974, it has almost equalized. The percentage of students enrolled only in classes after 5:00 p.m. shows a…

A survey of day and evening students enrolled at Los Angeles City College (LACC) during Fall 1980 was conducted to gather information concerning students': (1) educational objectives; (2) college choice; (3) curricular interests; (4) educational background; (5) academic aspirations and plans; (6) interest in child care; (7) means of…

This document contains student enrollment data for the second term (winter quarter/spring semester) of 1976-77 for Illinois public community colleges. Enrollment counts are based on the number of students attending the various public community colleges on the tenth day of the second term. Total headcount enrollment was 316,899, an increase of 1%…

These two reports present data on forty-fifth day enrollments in the Maricopa County Community College District for fall 1980 and spring 1981. The first report summarizes fall headcount and full-time student equivalent (FTSE) enrollment in the district. It indicates the number of students allowed for in the district budget and compares actual to…

This report examines selected characteristics of evening students in Hawaii community colleges and compares evening-only students with students taking day courses only and students taking both day and evening courses. The distribution of students by time of attendance in fall 1976 was 17% evening-only, 72% day-only, and 12% evening-day. A total of…

A 1981 survey was conducted to gather information on income, employment, educational background and aspirations, and demographic characteristics of adult students attending credit evening courses and recent high school graduates admitted provisionally to a day developmental studies program at Canisius College. The survey was undertaken to provide…

Trends in graduate characteristics at Los Angeles Community College (LACC) are analyzed for the period from 1962-1975 and are compared to data from other California community colleges. Numbers of graduates are tallied according to sex, day or evening status, January or June completion, and major. The total number of associate degrees (AA) awarded…

In spring 1975, students attending evening classes only comprised 17 percent of the total enrollment of the community colleges of Hawaii; day-only students comprised 71 percent, and students attending both day and evening classes comprised 12 percent. In all three groups, the majority are male liberal arts majors who were on campus last semester…

In spring 1983, a survey was conducted at Bakersfield College to ascertain the effectiveness of the college's promotional efforts and to determine better ways of serving the student body. A 16-item questionnaire was distributed to all students, soliciting information on course load; educational objectives, background, and plans; student major;…

A review and analysis of demographic trends in the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) is presented, along with a discussion of the effects that changes in students' age, sex, and ethnicity have on enrollments, student contact hours, day/evening programs, and credit load. Following introductory comments on the use of the trend analysis for…

In 1980, a study was conducted to determine the student dropout rate at the University of South Carolina at Lancaster and the characteristics of typical dropout students. Data were obtained for 99% of the 736 students enrolled during fall 1980 with respect to variables including race, sex, marital status, age, major, day/evening schedule,…

Longitudinal data on enrollment, weekly student contact hours (WSCH), and average daily attendance for 1967-1977 provide the following findings: (1) an overall ten year enrollment growth of 53.5% for fall and 57.6% for spring semesters; (2) day enrollment increases of 82.7% for fall and 83.6% for spring as compared with evening enrollment…

Extensive data are presented about students attending public institutions of higher education in Ohio. Data are included on racial/ethnic characteristics for the first time, and some institutions do not report student marital status. Information is presented separately for the main four-year campuses and for two-year centers, which include…