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Download full textClery, Sue; Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2010
Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" looks at students who returned to their original Achieving the Dream institution after completing credentials or transferring to another institution. Forty-two percent of students who either received a degree or certificate or transferred from an Achieving…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Credentials, Associate Degrees, Educational Attainment
Peer reviewedSnyder, Douglas S. – Journal of Higher Education, 1972
Describes methods of retaining potential dropouts at private, selective-admissions colleges and public, open-admissions colleges. (HS)
Descriptors: College Students, Competitive Selection, Dropout Prevention, Open Enrollment
Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2009
Using the data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count, this issue of "Data Notes" is the second of a two-part series investigating the characteristics of late stop-outs--students who accumulate at least 30 credits within the first two years, only to stop out without completing credentials or transferring. The data show that male…
Descriptors: Credentials, Community Colleges, Credits, Developmental Studies Programs
Peer reviewedCassidy, Harold G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1971
Presents a study of the roblems of teaching physical science to the non-science major student, the author's goals for a physical science course, and a discussion of topics included in the course. (DS)
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Students, Educational Programs
Peer reviewedHumphreys, Lloyd G. – Journal of Chemical Education, 1971
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, College Students, Curriculum Development
Rest, James R. – 1980
This study describes moral dilemmas that young adults (ages 18-24) formulate spontaneously and examines the relationship between these dilemmas and the subjects' environment and scores on a standardized test. Fifty-two subjects were tested both in 1976 and 1978, creating 104 subject-oriented dilemmas. Thirty-two were in college, 17 were not, and…
Descriptors: College Students, Females, Longitudinal Studies, Males
Rest, James R. – 1979
The document discusses the nature of moral judgment, reviews previous studies which link higher education to moral judgment, and presents results of a longitudinal study comparing college and non-college subjects. This project report from the Higher Education and Cognitive-Social Development Project at the University of Minnesota is presented in…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Cognitive Development, College Students, Educational Objectives
PDF pending restorationFROST, RONALD A.; SPECTOR, IRWIN L. – 1967
IN 1966-67, AMERICAN COLLEGE TESTING PROGRAM SCORES EARNED BY 67 GLENDALE COLLEGE (ARIZONA) TECHNICAL STUDENTS WERE COMPARED WITH SCORES OF THE COLLEGE'S POPULATION AS A WHOLE, NUMBERING 693 STUDENTS. THE SCORES OF TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS TENDED TO BE LOWER IN ENGLISH AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, ABOUT THE SAME AS THOSE OF THE GENERAL POPULATION IN NATURAL…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, College Entrance Examinations, College Students, Educational Testing
American River Junior Coll., Sacramento, CA. – 1975
Because of the very early closure of certain courses, a questionnaire was developed and administered to all evening college students registering during a pre-determined period in order to identify enrollment patterns. Another questionnaire was administered following the first census week to students in a 10 percent randomly selected sample of…
Descriptors: College Students, Enrollment, Evening Programs, Evening Students
Bowles, Bob J. – 1975
A random sample of 250 Hutchinson Community Junior College (Kansas) students was chosen by using the pseudorandom number generator supplied by an IBM program. Composite American College Testing Program (ACT) scores were determined for these students, and a questionnaire was administered to determine the factors affecting the students' college…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Adult Students, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations
MCPHERSON, ELISABETH – 1967
IN DISCUSSIONS OF THE "ILL-DEFINED" TERMINAL ENGLISH COURSE TWO QUESTIONS SHOULD BE ANSWERED--WHO ARE THE TERMINAL STUDENTS AND WHAT SHOULD THE TERMINAL COURSE TRY TO ACCOMPLISH. ALTHOUGH MANY SCHOOLS ALLOW TERMINAL STUDENTS TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES, A MORE "SUITABLE" ARRANGEMENT IS FOR THE COLLEGE TO IDENTIFY TERMINAL STUDENTS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR…
Descriptors: College Students, English, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Clery, Sue; Topper, Amy – Achieving the Dream, 2008
Nearly one-quarter of students in community colleges leave school during the first year of enrollment for reasons other than transfer or credential completion. Generally, nontraditional community college students drop out within their first year at higher rates than do traditional students. Using data from Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Credits, Dropouts, Nontraditional Students
Reichard, Donald J.; McArver, Patricia P. – 1976
Reasons why undergraduate students enrolled in the fall 1974 semester did not continue their studies at UNC-G during the fall 1975 semester are explored. This study is part of an overall plan to gain understanding of UNC-G's students from the time of initial inquiry about admission to UNC-G through enrollment, graduation, and/or departure. It is…
Descriptors: College Students, Continuation Students, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Research
South Dakota Board of Regents, Pierre. – 1991
This report details higher education enrollment in South Dakota colleges and universities as of the close of the second week of the 1991 spring term. The tables present data on headcount and full-time equivalent enrollment for public and private institutions; compare 1991 to 1990 figures; and provide data on various categories of students by…
Descriptors: College Students, Credits, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1981
This report summarizes the progress made between 1980 and 1981 in the implementation of a plan to gather a variety of information about community college transfer students in California. After background on the adoption of the plan is provided, its underlying assumptions and objectives are outlined. Next, progress made in ascertaining the number…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education)
