The relationship between academic advising and student attrition was examined at a private liberal arts college. A cohort analysis of students entering the college between 1971 and 1975 indicated that faculty members in the first year of their contracts had relatively more of their new student advisees subsequently withdraw than did the same…

A new readmission policy at Salisbury State College for students who were academically dismissed is described, and data are presented on dismissals and readmissions from Fall 1974 through Fall 1976. Academically-dismissed students may be readmitted in time to enroll for the next semester provided they apply for readmission through the Office of…

A problem solving course designed to expose the student to the wide range of alternative problem solving techniques and to enable the student to use these methods in practical applications was developed at the University of California at Los Angeles. The course also exposes the humanities student to objective tools such as numerical models, while…

A number of sources have focused upon the lower socio-economic category of community college students and their success in completing a four-year college program. Some are pessimistic, claiming that very low percentages of two-year college students ever graduate from four-year college programs, and that most who drop out are from low income…

Services for governments and universities of developing countries offered by the Institute of International Education (IIE), an organization that sponsors international educational programs and provides technical cooperation to governments in education administration, are outlined. Degree and certificate programs, special courses, short-term…

Data tables summarize statistics on community college transfer students attending the nine Florida state universities during 1976 through 1978. Data indicate that the number of transfers increased from 1976 to 1977, but decreased from 1977 to 1978. Males typically outnumbered females. Racial distribution remained relatively stable, though the…

The Life Services Clinic (GYN) on the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College was established as a part of Health Services in 1973 to meet the need for adequate, affordable contraception intensified by the increased sexual activity among students. A number of problems had to be overcome in order to provide normal gynecological services…

The academic standings of provisionally admitted high school graduates and matched controls (regular admissions) at a state university were analyzed after one to three years. The results revealed highly significant differences in favor of the controls. The criterion was academic status at the university. Analysis of covariance controlling the…

Data tables summarize statistics on community college transfer students attending the nine Florida state universities during 1975 through 1977. Data indicate that the number of transfers increased each year, with males typically outnumbering females. Racial distribution remained relatively stable, though the percentages of blacks and hispanics…

General information and operational suggestions are provided for the planning and implementation of uniform and continual systems for the evaluation of community college handicapped student programs and services (HSPS). After introductory material describing requirements for quantitative and qualitative data, the handbook discusses the goals…

The data collected in a 1978-79 study of 742 students enrolled in cooperative education (co-op) programs in forty-seven participating colleges and universities describes by sex what students in various fields of study do on their job, what they perceive their work conditions and responsibilities to be, how they view their abilities, and how their…

A study involving more than 300 students (in 15 courses at three two-year colleges) and their instructors was conducted during winter 1979 to determine if the interaction of preferred learning styles with preferred teaching styles can affect: (1) student achievement as measured by end-of-course grades and/or (2) student rating of instruction as…

A teachers university in Texas is examined from a systemic/ecological framework of analysis with attention to the forces for growth, nongrowth, and energy loss that are currently constraining the existing system. It is argued that this university system is currently maladapted to its environment and stated goals so that it is likely to evolve into…

Student grant assistance in New York State and federal-state interaction are considered. The evolution and growth of New York's student grant programs is traced. The state's response, or lack of it, to the federal Basic Grants program is addressed, and ways that other states might coordinate their own assistance programs with Basic Grants are…

Expenditure patterns that relate costs per full-time-equivalent student to faculty salaries and benefits, direct instructional support costs, and indirect or overhead support for 1976-77 for the State of Washington are examined. The overall student/faculty ratios and average salaries and benefits for full-time and part-time faculty and graduate…