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Download full textCausey, J.; Pevitz, A.; Ryu, M.; Scheetz, A.; Shapiro, D. – National Student Clearinghouse, 2022
As the tenth in the Completing College series, this report updates the six-year college completion rates nationally and by state, by tracking the enrollment and completion outcomes for the fall 2015 cohort of beginning college students through June 2021. The national completion rate measures the performance of the entire higher education system.…
Descriptors: Longitudinal Studies, College Graduates, Educational Attainment, Outcomes of Education
Caston, Janis J. – 1994
In spring 1994, a study was conducted to compare student outcomes for instructors use of a mixed teaching repertoire (i.e., lecture, student-centered discussion, cooperative learning, and computer-assisted instruction) and those using lectures alone in social science, science/math, humanities, and business classes at Cosumnes River College, in…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Grades (Scholastic)
Lynch, Robert C. – 1988
In fall 1988, 509 of the 9,533 students attending Catonsville Community College (CCC) indicated on their admissions applications that they had obtained a bachelor's degree (BA) or higher. A study of the characteristics of these students, in contrast with the other students attending CCC, revealed the following: (1) the BA students were older than…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates
Meltesen, C.; Lucas, J. – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of 400 students who had attended WRHC in fall 1990 but failed to enroll in the subsequent term. The sample was divided into two groups: students who had completed fewer than 16 credit hours and those who had completed more than 16 but less than 48 credit hours. All of the stopouts were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Characteristics
Morris, Cathy – 1988
At Miami-Dade Community College's South Campus (SC), the Transition Center (TC) provides special advisement services for older students returning to school. In fall 1987, a study was conducted to develop a profile of the students served by the center and compare them with other South Campus students. Study findings, based on academic and…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Comparative Analysis
Dillon, Paul H. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted of 1,912 students receiving associate in arts or associate in science degrees the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in spring 1989 to determine the length of time taken to graduate. Data for the study were gathered from spring 1989 graduates' district transcript records which contained enrollment dates…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Attendance
James, Lynne M. – 1997
The question of whether internal versus external locus of control for generalized expectancies of reinforcement is an important variable in working with college reentry students was examined in a descriptive study. Subjects were 24 women (9 Caucasians, 7 African Americans, and 8 Hispanic Americans aged 19 to 24 years) enrolled in a proprietary…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Guy, Talmadge C., Ed.; And Others – 1994
The following papers were presented at a research preconference on the implications of Afrocentrism for adult education: "The African American Adult Education Pre-Conference: Historical Reflections" (Colin); "The Perspective 'Is' the Paradigm: The Congruence of World View and Research Methodology" (Dozier-Henry);…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Afrocentrism
