The assessment/advisement/placement process utilized at Sacramento City College (SCC) includes a waiver system designed to meet the needs of those students who have demonstrated proficiency by means other than the usual assessment process. In fall 1983, 506 students were permitted to enroll in a variety of classes on the basis of having taken a…

This analysis of 1984-85 enrollments in the California community colleges begins with a summary of major trends, indicating that: (1) for the third consecutive year, community college fall enrollment has decreased from the peak recorded in fall 1981, with a cumulative 3-year decline of nearly one-fifth; (2) the decline appears to be due to several…

In winter 1984, a study was conducted at North Seattle Community College to determine the correlation between students' reading levels and final grades in courses for which there were no prerequisites. The Stanford Reading Test was administered in 7 humanities course sections and 10 course sections from other disciplines. Study findings, based on…

A study was conducted among 332 young women at Harcum Junior College to investigate the relationship between eating patterns and academic achievement. Two groups were compared, one eating two or three regular meals daily (A) and one eating less than two regular meals daily (B). For each student in Group A, one was included in Group B who matched…

The Community/Junior College Committee of the National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA) sponsored a study on junior and community college enrollments of foreign students in the U. S. The report consists of a series of tables: a national summary report by NAFSA region and regional reports by state. These tables indicate the total…

One branch of Burlington County College is located in a shopping center, making it easy for students to attend classes and save funds that would have been necessary to build new facilities. (DS)

Students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds tend to rate the prestige of vocational occupations--the type into which they are being trained--higher than do students from middle and upper status backgrounds. (Author)

This document provides an annual summary of the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) and its colleges. Data on student demographics and enrollment trends are highlighted, including: (1) district enrollment for spring 2000 showed an increase of 3.4%, in addition to an increase of 11.0% in spring 1999; (2) district weekly student contract…

This report presents a statistical profile of Bellevue Community College (BCC) (Washington) students for fall 1999. Highlights for this semester include: (1) 19,393 students were enrolled, an increase of 2,820 over the fall of 1997; (2) the average age of all students was 30 years, with the average age of credit students being 25; (3) 73% of…

A black junior college student combined working as a department store buyer with junior college courses to achieve a career in retailing. (DS)

Describes the judicial body at Porterville College, California, which takes action on student grievances. (DS)

Reports on a study that asked four questions of accounting department chairpersons in one state's community college system regarding recruitment and retention of accounting students. Offers conclusions and recommendations for community college counselors, administrators, and accounting faculty. Among the important strategies are funding for tutors…

Used Tinto's theory of departure to study persisting and nonpersisting students at large community college. Student Involvement Questionnaire III was completed by 521 persisting and 245 nonpersisting students. Results revealed that, compared to nonpersisters, persisters had greater academic integration, goal and institutional commitment, and…