The establishment, design, and location of American higher education institutions correlate directly with the evolution of American thinking regarding the nature of democracy, the knowledge required by the citizenry for full participation in democracy and the "American Dream," and the progression of the American economy from an agrarian to an…

In fall 1995, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of former students in the Materials/Logistics Management (MLM) program to determine their evaluation of their educational experiences in the program. The sample consisted of 298 former MLM students from 1990 to 1995, including 119 students who had earned 48 credit hours but…

Providing data on headcount enrollment for the Wisconsin Technical College System, this report contains tables of system-wide enrollments, district enrollments, and enrollments by selected student characteristics for 1994-95, as well as historical data from the past 10 years. Following a map of Wisconsin college districts, categories of aid code…

The State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany has worked with New York's community colleges to identify programs and patterns of study that maximize the transfer of credit from community college courses toward specific SUNY academic programs, preparing guides specific to each college. This collection provides transfer guides for two SUNY…

In spring 1996, California's College of the Canyons conducted a survey of currently enrolled students to determine their satisfaction with college services. A total of 608 surveys were distributed to 23 faculty members, requesting that they administer the survey during regular class time, with 22 faculty actually administering the questionnaire.…

Each year, California's Los Rios Community College District develops a profile of current students to provide data on student demographics and enrollment trends. Data are drawn from fall fourth week census reports issued to the three District community colleges each September. Data collected for fall 1996 indicated the following: (1) after a…

The Adelante program at San Jose City College, in California, seeks to engender social, cultural, and political consciousness among Hispanic students and increase retention/graduation rates by offering cognitive core courses along with counseling and academic support services. A study was conducted to compare the success rates from fall 1990 to…

This statistical report offers statewide and college-by-college data on headcount enrollment at Mississippi's public community and junior colleges, focusing primarily on fall 1994. The 11 tables in the report cover: (1) 5-year (fall 1990-fall 1994) headcount enrollment trends by curriculum for full- and part-time students; (2) a line graph of the…

This report provides a statistical profile of Pennsylvania College of Technology (Penn College) and its environment for 1993-94. The first two sections provide a profile and history of the college, organizational charts, and a description of the governance system. Section III provides tables on students, including numbers of applications,…

In spring 1993, a survey was conducted at the Lancaster campus of Pennsylvania's Harrisburg Area Community College to measure student attitudes and levels of satisfaction with college services. Surveys were administered to 1,171 students in 32 course sections, with completed surveys being received from 611 students. Analysis of responses indicated…

These three research briefs, all by the same author, offer different perspectives on the earnings of North Carolina community college students. "Earnings of Community College Students before Enrolling" documents the income levels of the entering cohort of new freshmen for the 1991-92 academic year and attempts to establish the…

Student performance in individual courses constitutes a fundamental learning outcome, as assessed by the faculty. Examination of student outcomes at the course level is especially appropriate at community colleges, since as many as half the students in credit courses have no intention of earning a degree. Fall 1994 final course grades of students…

Fall 1994 enrollment data for Sinclair Community College (SCC), Ohio, are presented and analyzed in this report. The report begins by presenting fall enrollments in fiscal year (FY) 1993-94, and tracing full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount enrollments at the college from FY 1976-77 to FY 1994-95. After comparing SCC enrollments with those of…

A study investigated whether students who are given experience in writing would improve the quality of their writing over the course of an academic year, and whether the amount of improvement would be associated with the amount of instructional writing experience across the curriculum. A 50-minute essay exam designed to assess writing skills was…

This information capsule presents the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) status of Associate in Arts degree seekers at Miami-Dade Community College for fall terms 1995 and 1996. Tables present CLAST results by subtest for a cross section of A.A. degree seekers college-wide. For comparative purposes, fall term 1995 statistics (prior to the…