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Ryder, Andrew J.; Hagedorn, Linda Serra – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
Among the diverse and varied missions of community colleges is the provision of instruction for students who have either been underserved by their previous educational institutions or not had the opportunity to complete high school. Included under this umbrella are low-performing high school students, individuals with low basic skills, and those…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, High School Equivalency Programs, Dropout Programs, Continuation Students
Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Perrakis, Athena I.; Maxwell, William – 2002
This paper relies on data collected through the TRUCCS (Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students) Project, a 3-year, longitudinal and comprehensive study of the goals, success, and academic patterns of 5,000 community college students in urban Los Angeles, California. Researchers collected qualitative data on issues relating to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Perrakis, Athena I.; Maxwell, William – 2002
This paper relies on data collected through the TRUCCS (Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students) Project, a 3-year, longitudinal and comprehensive study of the goals, success, and academic patterns of 5,000 Community College students in urban Los Angeles. Researchers collected qualitative data on issues relating to student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Hagedorn, Linda Serra; Maxwell, Bill – 2002
This is a report on the Los Angeles Transfer and Retention of Urban Community College Students (TRUCCS) Project, which tracks approximately 5,000 community college students from nine campuses of the Los Angeles Community College District in order to gather information on retention and persistence. The project also investigates urban community…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, College Role, College Transfer Students