This fact book provides tables and charts showing fiscal year 1988 and longitudinal data on Catonsville Community College (CCC). The sections of the fact book focus on: (1) the college, including information on the school calendar, college objectives, employee characteristics, the physical plant, library holdings, and institutional finances; (2)…

This report provides selected 1987-88 data on enrollments and finances in California's community college districts. Parts I and II present headcount enrollment data for fall 1987 and average daily attendance (ADA) figures for credit, noncredit, and apprenticeship programs for fiscal year (FY) 1987-88. Part III offers summaries of first…

The goal of the Los Angeles City College (LACC) Urban Transfer Opportunity Program (UTOP) is to increase the opportunity of low income minority students to transfer from LACC to four-year institutions. To achieve this goal, the college initiated an instructional delivery system that integrates academic courses, skills courses, and counseling…

This report provides selected statistics on enrollments, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances for the California community college districts. Part I provides data on fall 1984 enrollments by college. Part II contains information on the student workload measure of ADA for fiscal year (FY) 1984-85 credit/non-credit students and for…

It is argued in this paper that "somehow" microcomputers must become a mandatory part of a community college education. For many reasons, microcomputers are flooding the college campus. The most important of these reasons is the recognition that computers are as relevant to the humanities and social sciences as they are to the physical sciences…

Vocational students require their own humanities courses not because they differ from liberal arts students in their abilities, values or aspirations, but because their programs are more structured and allow less time for electives. In order to serve vocational students, humanities courses should fit the tight time and credit constraints of…

Data are provided in this report on the changes in the sexual composition of full-time student enrollments in selected occupational areas in the Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD). The report provides figures on male and female enrollments for fall 1972, fall 1977, and fall 1982 in eight areas: Administration of Justice,…

A review of the literature indicates that the Nelson-Denny Reading Test (NDRT) may be a viable instrument for screening students and predicting their academic success in particular circumstances. In 1981, a study was conducted at Schoolcraft College to determine the extent of the relationship between the reading abilities of entering students and…

An overview is provided of the issues related to the increase of adult illiteracy in the U.S. and the research, programs, and resources that have sought to move toward a solution of this problem. First, the magnitude of the adult illiteracy issue is addressed, with focus on the small proportion of people being served by literacy programs and the…

A review is provided of "Literacy in the Open-Access College," by Richardson, Fisk, and Okum, from the perspective of community college practitioners involved in curriculum reform. First, introductory information is presented about "Literacy in the Open-Access College," an analysis based on a 3-year ethnographic study of a…

This report presents a plan for the evaluation of a handicap program as it was implemented at the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) in 1977-79. Introductory material notes some of the other publications that deal with the evaluation system used in the LACCD and discuss the implementation of the 1977-79 plan. The next sections of the…

This report provides selected statistics on enrollments, units of average daily attendance (ADA), and finances for the California community college districts. Part I provides data on fall 1983 enrollments by college. Part II provides information on the student workload measure of ADA for fiscal year (FY) 1983-84 for credit/non-credit students and…

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…

In response to concern that some community college students were being denied access to courses because others had enrolled in more courses than they really intended to maintain, the California community college finance bill of 1983 mandated that the colleges charge students a $10 fee for each course dropped after the second week of the term (not…

Prepared as testimony to the California Assembly Special Committee on Community Colleges, this report provides information on community college student income levels, financial aid, and estimates of unmet financial need and ensuing consequences for students and the colleges. First, questions raised by the committee regarding family income levels…