In spring 1979, a study was conducted to identify differences in the type of program track enrolled in by students in the North Carolina Community College System according to selected ascriptive variables (i.e., race, sex, occupation of household head, parents' income, and father's occupation); achievement variables (i.e., high school grade point…

Community college boards of trustees in three provinces in Canada are actively involved in institutional governance. Although government appointees alone can adequately perform the trustee function as agents of society, student and faculty representatives are invaluable assets to the board and to the constituencies and institutions they represent.…

In June 1979, a study was conducted to determine to what extent William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) varsity athletic program attracted new students and to determine the impact of the program on its participants. All 232 students who participated in varsity athletics during 1978-79 were surveyed regarding their principal reason for enrolling…

Two studies were conducted in an effort to see if less skilled readers could be trained to pay closer attention to the hierarchically coherent aspects of text by representing text structures in nodes-relations flowcharts. The subjects were 88 students from two community colleges. A pretest-posttest design with controls was employed. The analysis…

From July 1978 through June 1979, 2,703 students graduated from the Hawaii community college system, an increase of 6% over the previous year's total. During this period, 2,819 degrees and certificates were awarded; 31% were Associate in Arts, 48% Associate in Science, and 21% Certificates of Achievement. Systemwide, 54% of the graduates were…

For seven consecutive semesters, questionnaires were administered to the students enrolled in Illinois Central College's human sexuality course to determine their sexual experience, practices, and orientation. The surveys also sought to assess the students' attitudes toward homosexuality, pornography, masturbation, extramarital relations,…

The 919 international students enrolled at the Rockville Campus of Montgomery Community College (Maryland) for the 1974 fall semester represent 9.5 percent of the total campus enrollment of 9,624. Many members of the college community are curious as to why international students are here, what countries they are from, and in which curricula they…

This study assesses the utility of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (A.S.V.A.B.) in predicting the academic success of students enrolled in the Automotive Service Specialist curriculum at the State University of New York Agricultural and Technical College (Alfred, New York). This document, part I of a two-part study, describes the…

Of the 10,402 students enrolled at Loop College (Chicago) in fall 1972, 4,529 did not return in spring 1973. In October 1973, a questionnaire was sent to all of the nonreturning students. Nonreturning students were divided into two categories: (1) 274, or 3 percent of the total enrollment, did not return because they graduated; (2) 4,255, or 41…

This study was concerned with determining if significant differences existed between various groups of students and counselors connected with two urban and two suburban public community colleges in regard to their perceptions of appropriate counselor roles and functions. The test instruments used were The Counseling Appropriateness Check List and…

This manual is designed to aid Montgomery Community College students who wish to transfer or who are considering transfer to four-year colleges or universities. It provides assistance to students in planning a four-year program through a general discussion of transfer and a detailed presentation of transfer procedures. Study abroad is briefly…

This study compares the characteristics of the 3,537 Hawaii community college students who took only evening credit courses in fall 1975 with day-only students and students enrolled in a mixture of day and evening courses. The evening-only student group comprised 17 percent of the total enrollment. In all three groups the majority were male,…

Because it was believed that poorer students had to work more hours out of school and that this might tend to discriminate against them academically, this study was conducted to ascertain whether a negative relationship existed between the students' GPA and the number of hours they work. The statistical analysis was conducted with an N of 119 who…

The purpose of this investigation was to determine the relationship between reading ability and academic performance of junior college freshman and to what degree a measure of reading ability could predict academic performance. The 313 Pensacola Junior College freshman for whom 1970 Reading Index Scores on the Florida Twelfth Grade Test were…

Junior college students enrolled in vocational and technical programs constitute an important source of trained, skilled manpower for our expanding economy. This Research Review combines findings of recent studies about these students, and develops a tentative description of their background and characteristics. Comparisons with students at other…