It is hypothesized that students who have a high regard for higher education and whose family and peer group echo this sentiment will be less likely to drop out than those with less regard. To test this hypothesis, 147 students entering Grand Valley State Colleges for fall 1977 were surveyed. The survey instrument consisted of 28 statements to…

A survey of freshmen students who applied for admission to Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) for fall term 1976 was conducted to explore the factors that affect the choice of GVSC. A survey instrument was used that asked for one response out of several alternatives to nine questions dealing with factors affecting the following four decisions:…

A survey of 1,697 students enrolled at Grand Valley State Colleges (GVSC) in off-campus courses and on-campus evening courses during Winter of 1976 was conducted to obtain information about the students taking these courses. The results of the survey are broken out and reported under the location in which the course was taken - Grand Rapids…

Students were surveyed who took the American College Testing Program test, enrolled in the Grand Valley State Colleges in the fall of l973, and were still enrolled in fall 1975. Based on a sample of 40 students, these results were shown: over a quarter had changed majors; the overall distribution of majors had not changed; over a third anticipate…