The inaugural Advancement Investment Metrics Study, or AIMS, benchmarked investments and staffing in each of the advancement disciplines (advancement services, alumni relations, communications and marketing, fundraising and advancement management) as well as the return on the investment in fundraising specifically. This white paper reports on the…

This document is one of two appendices to the 2012 National Student Satisfaction and Priorities Report. These appendices focus on the Student Satisfaction Inventory Form A and Institutional Priorities Survey results for: (1) Community, junior, and technical colleges; and (2) Career and private schools. The data for four-year private and four-year…

This report documents the upward trend in "secret shopping" among today's prospective student Web users, along with the latest changes in electronic communications technologies used by college and university admissions offices. The report is based on a survey of college and university enrollment and admissions officers across the U.S. in March…

This study examines the different processes that institutional researchers use to calculate the number of transfers-out for the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Graduation Rate Survey (GRS), with a particular focus on how the process is influenced by institutional mission and data availability. Policy makers and the public…

Decreasing the high school dropout rate in the United States is gaining a great deal of national attention. One of the key strategies that has been identified to decrease dropout rate is to offer at-risk students alternatives to traditional school. This study contributed to our knowledge about alternative high schools for at-risk students by using…

This accreditation survey of Casper College reports: (1) history of the college, (2) institutional philosophy, (3) financial resources, (4) administration and organization, (5) faculty resources, (6) curriculum, (7) library resources, (8) student personnel practices, (9) characteristics of the college's students, (10) community services, (11)…

A study was conducted by Modesto Junior College (MJC) to gather statewide data on the structure, responsibilities, and operating procedures of curriculum committees and to develop recommendations regarding the ideal committee for MJC. Curriculum committee chairs and knowledgeable faculty members at each community college in California were…

A study of the Chemistry 110 and 131 courses at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) was conducted to determine how students were using Chemistry 110 in their associate degree sequence and to investigate the recent enrollment declines in Chemistry 131. Records of students who enrolled in Chemistry 110 from fall 1979 to spring 1982 were examined to…

Analyzed data collected from 342 institutions concerning the following aspects of business communication instruction: enrollment, student grade level, class size, textbooks used, number of business letters required, advanced courses, etc. Found major differences in instruction between two-year and four-year institutions. (PD)

In summer 1983, Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) shortened its operating hours on an experimental basis. The building was open Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. and a half day on Friday, while instructional areas were open for the most part only Monday through Thursday. A committee was established in July to monitor and…

An anonymous survey of 70% (N=21) of Harcum Junior College's full-time faculty was conducted in the fall of 1976 in order to ascertain self-reported levels of anxiety and sources of anxiety among the faculty. Results indicated that 7.4% of the faculty felt a great deal of anxiety, 9.4% a considerable amount, 20.7% felt some, 21.1% felt little, and…

A study was conducted to investigate the teaching methods used by full-time faculty at Brookdale Community College (BCC). The study sought to collect relevant demographic data; survey the teaching methods used in an average semester and the factors influencing the selection of teaching methods; identify changes in teaching methods; and survey…

A study was conducted at Evergreen Valley College (EVC), California, to assess the level of faculty burnout and to determine the need for personal and organizational interventions to reduce burnout and improve morale. The Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) was administered to all 105 full-time faculty at EVC, and scores for the MBI subscales of…

A survey was conducted to find out how students felt about the scheduling of classes at Arapahoe Community College. A stratified random sample of 97 classes, involving 1,775 students or 28% of the student body, was used. Questions were designed to assess: (1) the type of classes in which the student typically enrolled, day/night, etc.; (2) an…

Describes characteristics of reading programs in two-year colleges in Michigan as reported by 22 institutions that responded to a questionnaire. (MKM)