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Moraine Valley Community College., Palos Hills, IL. Office of Institutional Research. – 1996
In spring 1995, Illinois' Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) conducted a two-part survey of a random sample of 800 new students to determine their activities, satisfaction with college services, problems at the college, and sources of help. In addition, variables associated with the student retention and attrition through 1995-96 were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Participant Satisfaction, Predictor Variables
Heller, Barbara R. – 1982
A study was conducted at the City University of New York (CUNY) to identify the variables that distinguish students who persist through their first and into their second year of college from those who drop out along the way. Retention survey forms were sent to 2,063 students admitted to career programs in fall 1979 and to 3,291 students admitted…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Central Piedmont Community Coll., Charlotte, NC. Dept. of Planning and Research. – 1993
A study was undertaken at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in North Carolina, to examine student opinions of services and factors influencing student satisfaction with the overall quality of CPCC. Questionnaires were distributed to 4,500 students in randomly selected classes in fall 1992, soliciting information on student…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Educational Facilities, Institutional Research
Kane, Parsons and Associates, Inc., New York, NY. – 1983
In 1981-82, a study was conducted to determine why students left LaGuardia Community College (LCC) before completing the requirements for an associate degree. Interviews were conducted with dropout students over the course of the study, and questionnaires were administered to entering and continuing students to provide a comparative framework. The…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Capoor, Madan – 1982
An evaluation of the nurse education program at Middlesex County College (MCC) was conducted in response to an increasing dropout rate and a decline in the passing rate of program graduates on the Licensing Board Examination (LBE). The study focused on the relationship between student background and performance and between student performance in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Administrator Attitudes, Basic Skills