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Faddis, Constance R.; Long, James P. – 1987
Chicago Citywide Colleges (CCC), Columbus (Ohio) Technical Institute (CTI), and the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) recently participated in a model job club project operated by the National Center for Research in Vocational Education. The project sought to demonstrate the utility of job clubs in helping students with disabilities make…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Career Planning, Community Colleges, Developmental Disabilities
Eid, Mamoud Taha; Jordan-Domschot, Theresa – 1989
The purpose of the research project was to assess the needs, satisfaction, and concerns of international students attending Eastern Oregon State College. The international student population consisted of students from Micronesia, Netherlands, Somalia, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Iran, Japan, Thailand, Zimbabwe, Belgium, Canada, Nigeria, China,…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Citizen Participation, College Housing, College Students
Falcone, Andrew J. – 1990
A longitudinal study was conducted of enrollment patterns and student persistence at the Metropolitan Community Colleges of Kansas City, Missouri. The entire fall 1987 first-time freshman population of 2,994 students was followed from entry through spring 1989 to identify patterns in the enrollment and characteristics of persisters, dropouts, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Black Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Download full textMorris, Cathy; Belcher, Marcia J. – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Florida's Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to identify institutional factors that predict pass rates on the College-Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). Statewide results of the October 1989 administration of the CLAST were used for the study, including the scores of all students who indicated that they had…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Adams, Dorcas M.; Rowzie, Gay – 1990
In fall 1990, a sample of continuing students in upper-division courses at Midlands Technical College (MTC) was surveyed to gather information about students' demographic characteristics; employment status; evaluation of MTC's marketing materials; source of income for education; reasons for selecting MTC; evaluation of class scheduling; and…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Planning, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Shearon, Ronald W.; And Others – 1990
Information is provided on trends in the characteristics of students attending North Carolina's community colleges. Chapter 1 discusses the issues of extending opportunities to a diverse student population and developing a capable workforce, and explains the purposes and need for the present study. Chapter 2 presents the methods and procedures…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Niba, Johnson N., Ed.; Norman, Regina, Ed. – 1989
Six articles on recruitment and retention of black students are presented that cite dropping out as the factor most responsible for significantly impeding minority access to and successful progress in the collegiate experience. Increasingly, retention is becoming the ultimate yardstick for measuring institutional effectiveness, which translates…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Black Students, Chemistry
Carr, Rebecca; Rockingham, Constance – 1990
A unit within the Division of Student Affairs at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville is described. The Rape and Sexual Abuse Care Center has existed for 12 years, providing services to traditional and nontraditional students and community residents. The three programs at the center, the adult sexual assault program, the child sexual…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Child Abuse, Clinics, College Students
National Council for Occupational Education, Inc., Wausau, WI. – 1989
In 1989, a survey was conducted of two-year postsecondary institutions to gather information designed to identify and define articulation activities, evaluate these articulation efforts, and identify model programs. The survey was mailed to 675 institutions, generating 205 usable responses for a response rate of 30%. Major findings of the survey…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Greenberg, Redge L. – 1991
To better understand the effect of student background, work load, and attitudes on performance in intermediate algebra, a study was conducted in summer 1990 among students at a central Texas community college using pre- and post-course questionnaires completed by 124 of 157 students in 8 sections of intermediate algebra. Respondents were…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Algebra, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges
Montemayor, J. Joaquin; And Others – 1985
In spring 1985, employers of former Glendale Community College (GCC) students were surveyed to determine their views about the technical and personal skills preparedness of the former GCC students; their rating of the job outlook in various areas of training; their rating of GCC training; and their recommendations for the college. Study findings,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
McIntyre, Chuck – 1983
In March 1983, the California Postsecondary Education Commission recommended that the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges authorize community college districts to levy at their discretion a fee surcharge of not more than 10% of a mandatory general student charge. The objectives of levying the surcharge would be to increase…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance, Fees
Taylor, Vivian Baker; Rosecrans, Deborah – 1986
A study investigated the effects of computer-assisted instruction on the vocabulary development of college students enrolled in a developmental reading program at a two-year college of a metropolitan, midwestern university. The subjects were 41 entry level students, 98% of whom had never used computers as an instructional tool. The students were…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction
Rendon, Laura I. – 1986
To appropriately plan for the year 2000, three major issues must be addressed to reduce the gap between what postsecondary institutions currently have to offer and what the student population will require at that time. First, anticipated increases in the numbers of minority and immigrant students call for action to strengthen efforts to achieve…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Agents, College Role, Community Colleges
Connecticut State Board of Trustees for State Technical Colleges, Hartford. – 1987
Enrollment information for the State of Connecticut State Technical Colleges is presented, based on official enrollment reports submitted by colleges during the 1985-86 academic year. First, report highlights are presented, including: (1) full-time equivalent (FTE) counts tended to be higher than headcount enrollments, indicating that the average…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Day Students, Enrollment
