Results of this study which attempted to determine the main forces which strengthen or weaken college aspirations of students from disadvantaged backgrounds showed that the parents, guidance counselor and teacher were the strongest personal influences. Circumstances more than people tend to lessen the aspirations of the teenagers studied, who were…

Los Angeles City College encourages twelfth-graders from nearby high schools, judged by their counselors to be capable of college course work, to request admission to classes in the High-School Honors program. Attrition, paricularly between submission of class requests and attendance past the first weeks of class, is great. The present study…

The savings to students from living at home and commuting to school are estimated in this paper. By relating these savings to enrollment growth, several conclusions are reached as to how the presence of a local college affects the demand for higher education. The report is divided into four parts: (1) formulation of a framework for computing the…

Analysis of data from computer printouts of CUNY's allocations indicates that the sharp drop (18 percent in 1976) in applications cannot be explained solely by the end of open admissions. Characteristics of the students not applying are examined and reasons for the enrollment decline are studied. (Author/LBH)

Reports on a study of proprietary college counselors, i.e. private, for-profit educational consultants outside of the formal education system, examining their backgrounds, the services they offer, their relationship with public school counselors, and the clients they serve. Found that although well-seasoned professionals, their collaboration with…

Offers a proposal for reform in admission. Critiques the multiple application system. Shows how counselors can be the movers and shakers of reform, suggesting a five-year plan. (KS)

Advocates uniformity in college applications--a centralized application system in which candidates would supply the required academic, personal, and financial information and a rank-ordered listing of their target universities or colleges. Target colleges would segmentially evaluate the applicant as a first-choice candidate until the applicant was…

Describes characteristics and expectations of attendees (N=500) at a college fair. Results indicated most participants planned to attend college. Their most important reason for attending the fair was to see which colleges offered programs they were considering. The fair was described as having a significant effect on college preference. (JAC)

Compares segmentation solutions obtained using a binary segmentation algorithm (THAID) and a new chi-square-based procedure (CHAID) that segments the prospective pool of college applicants using application and matriculation as criteria. Results showed a higher number of estimated qualified inquiries and more accurate estimates with CHAID. (JAC)

The purpose of this study was to identify factors related to the academic performance and retention of students who transferred to a four-year university. The population for this study consisted of 232 transfer students. Data were collected via questionnaire surveys and from existing records. Descriptive and correlational statistics were used to…

This booklet, written in Spanish, is intended to be used with a set of slides as part of a presentation to students on "How To Apply for Federal Student Aid" ("Como Solicitar la Asistencia Economica Federal para Estudiantes"). The first part of the book is a script based on the slides. After the script is a guide to hosting a financial aid…

This study proposed improvements to the sole question posed former students in the British Columbia (BC) colleges and institutes Student Outcomes Survey concerning the incidence of students requesting "transfer credits" and the problems associated with it. The current survey question asked students whether or not they attempted to…

This report presents Arizona's Paradise Valley Community College's (PVCC's) 1998-1999 fact book. This report begins with a college profile and describes student characteristics by age, gender, ethnicity, financial aid, special needs, and continuing education. This report also looks at student enrollment according to headcount/full-time student…

High school mathematics (beginning with algebra) is widely regarded as the "gatekeeper" to college. It is also the subject students in U.S. public schools fail most often. As the standards movement gains momentum, students who are members of subordinated populations continue to perform worse on standardized measures of mathematical skill than do…

Cuesta College (California) students are exceeding goals for AA/AS degrees and certificates, along with basic skills, vocational and occupational course completions. Students have shown excellent progress for goals with transfer preparedness and have shown improvement in combined California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC)…