This digest explores the community college's mission to increase student attendance and performance by improving faculty diversity. Community colleges are filled with multicultural, diverse students who bring different knowledge and skills to educational institutions. These students are also attracted to the community college for different…

This report provides student enrollment data for Iowa community colleges for fall 1999. Highlights include: (1) community college fall credit enrollment continued to grow, with approximately 59 percent pursuing college parallel program majors; (2) fall term enrollments have grown 29 percent from 49,351 in 1989 to 63,809 in 1999; (3) college…

This report provides a historical overview of Austin Community College (ACC) (Texas) from 1972 until 2000, reviews the institution's mission statement and goals, and offers other general information about the college. Highlights include: (1) total education and general revenues for fiscal year 1999-2000 were $86,197,547, while total expenditures…

This report presents the findings from the Student Development Survey administered to Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) students in the spring 2000 semester. The survey was distributed to students in 23 randomly selected classes at the 5 NVCC campuses. Although the survey sought feedback concerning student satisfaction with NVCC…

This document summarizes both the 2000 External Environmental Scan and the 2000 Internal Environmental Scan Report Card for the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) (California). LRCCD consists of American River College (ARC), Consummes River College (CRC), and Sacramento City College (SCC). Report highlights include: (1) total headcount…

This paper reports the results of a study designed to identify common characteristics of students persisting in eight Web-based courses. An online survey was utilized to collect demographic information and Web instruction experience from students who completed online coursework. Results indicated that: (1) 59 out of 112 students completed the…

This report considers the importance that students place on matriculation, the satisfaction students have with matriculation services at Rio Hondo Community College (California), and the performance gap between importance to students and student satisfaction. The report compares the Rio Hondo results with national results and concludes with an…

This report is an annual publication that provides information about Diablo Valley College (California). The report contains information from administrative reports produced by various state, district, and college officials. The following sections are included: (1) General Information, which contains data on the history of the college, general…

This report, undertaken by the State Council of Higher Education in Virginia, intends to provide information on transfer students and identify obstacles faced by transfer students in order to create policy that will aid transfer students in the future. Key findings of the report are as follows: (1) transfer enrollments at public four-year…

This report provides a descriptive analysis of the degree and certificate programs in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD). In 2002, nearly 4,000 associate degrees were awarded by the three community colleges in the district. The associate degree program has a 60-unit requirement and includes both the associate in arts and the…

This report focuses on adults on public assistance who enrolled in community and technical colleges (Washington) in the fall quarter 1997. Comparisons are made to adult recipients of public assistance enrolled in community and technical colleges in the fall quarter 1996. Major findings are as follows: (1) the enrollment of welfare recipients fell…

To prepare students for a total quality workplace, South Piedmont Community College (SPCC) is offering hands-on projects for students to learn the following skills: learning to learn; listening and oral communications; competence in reading, writing, and computation; adaptability, which includes creative thinking and problem solving; personal…

This pamphlet is a profile of Westchester Community College's (WCC's) trends and statistics for 1998-1999. This Pocket Profile contains the following: (1) background information, which includes summaries on location, enrollment, and tuition; mission; accreditation; and organization and governance; (2) information on WCC's academic and student…

This is the tenth in a series of Los Rios Community College District fall student profiles. These annual summaries provide the district and its colleges with data on student demographics and enrollment trends, important information for successful planning to meet the needs of a changing student clientele. The data presented in the fall 1999…

A collection of short essays on feelings, aspirations, and frustrations of students attending El Paso Community College. (DS)