The number of adult graduate students continues to increase in America's higher education institutions. The needs of the adult learner are diverse, and it is a challenge to institutions to meet the needs of this increasing student population. Institutions have responded by offering programs of study both on campus and expanded program offerings at…

In spring 1992, Florida's Pensacola Junior College mailed the Two-Year College Form of the American College Testing (ACT) Student Opinion Survey to the 557 students who had earned an Asociate in Arts degree (AA), an Associate in Science degree, or certificate in fall 1991. The survey sought information on the graduates' reasons for selecting PJC,…

In fall 1993 and in spring 1994, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) surveyed all Associate in Arts, Associate in Science, and certificate graduates, using the Two-Year College Form of the American College Testing (ACT) Student Opinion Survey. Information was sought regarding graduates' reasons for selecting PJC; ratings of PJC at the time of…

The ACT Student Opinion Survey (ACTSOS) was administered during spring 2000 to 42 randomly selected classes at South Texas Community College (STCC) and to a national sample of 30,326 students drawn from 130 public colleges. Compared with the national sample, students in the STCC sample: (1) generally were more satisfied with their college…

An American College Testing Student Opinion survey was administered to 55 sophomores and 70 juniors at Nazareth College. Results provide data concerning overall student satisfaction with the college's services, programs, and environment, and student evaluation of the McGrail Plan of liberal arts and its relation to professional competencies, a…