In order to measure the effect of early morning and weekend scheduling at William Rainey Harper College, six different survey forms were developed and sent to the following groups of students: students taking six selected courses at 7 a.m., students taking the courses during regular times of the week, and students taking the courses on the…

In 1981, Pikes Peak Community College initiated a new Continuing Education Area, which featured a "weekend college" for communication classes held on Friday evenings and Saturdays. Faculty and administrators have identified several advantages of the weekend college, including the following: (1) since classes are held in existing…

STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND ADMINISTRATORS AT FIVE WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES PARTICIPATED IN A QUESTIONNAIRE STUDY DESIGNED TO (1) DETERMINE CURRENT TRENDS IN SATURDAY INSTRUCTION, (2) SURVEY ATTITUDES TOWARD SUCH A PROCESS, (3) IDENTIFY RELEVANT PROBLEMS, AND (4) DEVELOP A QUESTIONNAIRE FOR LOCAL USE. OF THE 14 WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES, NONE…

In February 1985, a survey of the evening student population was conducted at Somerset County College (SCC) to profile the characteristics, background, and goals of the average evening student in order to facilitate program and services development and to ascertain student interest in a weekend college. Study findings, based on responses from 950…

Policies, regulations, procedures, and general information are provided in this handbook designed to help orient new part-time faculty at Hillsborough Community College (HCC). After introductory material outlining the history of HCC and stressing the importance of the student in HCC's mission, the handbook describes HCC's evening and weekend…

Describes the "Family College" program at Rockland Community College (New York). Established in 1971, it includes coursework as well as a weekend program of college credit, credit-free, and graduate education experiences styled to fit the needs and interests of a variety of age groups found within the typical family unit. (Author/RT)

In February 1985, 41 classes were offered on Friday evenings and Saturdays to test the Weekend College concept at Milwaukee Area Technical College's West Campus. A sample of students from the West Campus Weekend College was surveyed in April 1985 to obtain an evaluation of the program and a profile of the students attending. Surveys completed by…

Describes the development of Wayne State University's Weekend College and the enhancement of its articulation program for community college technical degree graduates. Describes the Capstone general education program, which primarily involves weekend workshops and conferences in a range of lower- and upper-division subjects and electives. (DMM)

In April 1988, a survey was conducted at Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) to enable students to evaluate the college's functions, services, and facilities, and to gather data to construct profiles of MATC's day, evening, and weekend college students. Questionnaires were administered in class to 7,362 students (out of a total college…

The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) is a general education core curriculum designed for working adults. PACE students receive approximately half the classroom hours in each subject area that they would in a traditional classroom. The balance of time is devoted to viewing course-related instructional television and participating in…

Teaching load depends on many variables, however most colleges define it strictly in terms of contact or credit hours. The failure to give weight to variables such as number of preparations, number of students served, committee and other noninstructional assignments is usually due to the lack of a formula that will quantify the effects of these…

Describes a study of the relationship between 10 personal and attitudinal variables with the level of undergraduate academic participation among 220 adult students enrolled in a weekend college degree program. Includes 8 recommendations for colleges, and 3 suggested directions for future research. (PAA)

During academic year 1988-89, a study was conducted at Lane Community College (LCC) to develop a profile of the students taking credit courses in the college's new Weekend College program, and to compare these students with other LCC students. A survey was administered in class, requesting information on students' reasons for taking classes at LCC…

Reports on a study of the characteristics, learning objectives, ratings of the helpfulness of various learning methods, self-evaluation in such areas as intellectual curiosity, academic ability, motivation, and reading/writing/speaking ability of adult women attending either a weekend college credit program (n=75) or a noncredit community service…

Currently, Michigan's Schoolcraft College (SC) offers classes on weekends but no formal program that allows students to complete a degree on weekends. To determine the community's general interest and need for a Weekend College Program and for expanded services in general, SC conducted a survey of 399 residents of the college's service district,…