The fall 1984 implementation of tuition in California's community colleges created the need for aggressive strategies to counter the anticipated, major enrollment decline. For the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), those strategies involved a new campaign incorporating districtwide and campus-oriented events, as well as the…

These fact sheets provide general and statistical information on the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) and its campuses. Included in the series are fact sheets covering: (1) LACCD Office Divisions; (2) general information on the location, size, enrollment, budget, history, and board of trustees of the district; (3) historical…

Data are provided in this report on the changes that occurred in full-time student equivalent (FTSE) and headcount enrollments in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) by student age and sex between fall 1972 and fall 1982. First, figures illustrate FTSE and overall headcount by sex and age for MCCCD as a whole. Next, tables…

Data are presented on student headcount enrollments in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) within six credit hour categories: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12, 13-15, and more than 16 credit hours. Using 45th day enrollments, table 1 shows differences between 1981 and 1982 headcount within the credit hour categories and table 2 provides…

Describes a series of projects conducted in the Dallas County Community College District at various stages of a major curriculum review process. Discusses guiding principles that emerged from the process, relating to institutional autonomy, faculty and staff commitment, community support, and high institutional priority for the effort. (AYC)

This report, the second in a series based upon the official Spring First Census, provides data on student demographics and enrollment trends from spring 1994 to spring 1999 for the three colleges in California's Los Rios Community College District: American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College. For the first time, the…

Data are provided in this report on the changes in the sexual composition of full-time student enrollments in selected occupational areas in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). The report provides figures on male and female enrollments for fall 1972, fall 1977, and fall 1982 in eight areas: Administration of Justice,…

This report presents a plan for the evaluation of a handicap program as it was implemented at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in 1977-79. Introductory material notes some of the other publications that deal with the evaluation system used in the LACCD and discuss the implementation of the 1977-79 plan. The next sections of the…

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…

The first in a series of annual student profiles, this report provides data on student demographics and enrollment trends from spring 1994 through spring 1997 at the three colleges of California's Los Rios Community College District: American River College, Cosumnes River College, and Sacramento City College. Following a brief introduction, data…

Designed as a forum for research and discussion of issues relevant to community college researchers and planners, this journal issue begins with Kathryne Baratta-Wilders' discussion of the role of institutional research in the community college and her suggestions of ways for improving its status within an institution. Next, C. Nelson Grote…

Tables and graphs are presented to compare student enrollment at the Maricopa County Community College District to the number of credit hours generated by that enrollment. Specifically, the report presents data on the number of students enrolled in the district and compares the data to the number of student credit hours generated for the entire…

Describes the Televised Interactive Education System, linking three community colleges in the Eastern Iowa Community College District. Considers the ways in which this point-to-point microwave system facilitates the active involvement of students in the learning process through two-way audio and video interactivity. (PAA)

Enrollments in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) have been affected by the area's slow local economy, shrinking aerospace and defense industries, the recent major earthquake, and the threat of more proposed fee increases. Since 1981-82, full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments in the district have fluctuated. In 1993-94, both fall…

In summer 1982, interviews were conducted in the Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Maricopa County, Miami-Dade, and St. Louis Community College Districts to determine: (1) the prevalence of honors programs in the districts; (2) reasons for initiating the programs; (3) types of honors programs and activities in use; (4) admissions criteria for honors…