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Smith, Robert H. – 1988
A description is provided of the curriculum, programs, faculty, students, and finances of the two-year Shreveport-Bossier City Campus of Southern University. Introductory comments set forth the mission, goals, and objectives of the college, indicating that its curricula include developmental, vocational, and transfer offerings; that it seeks to…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
McMaster, Anne – 1984
A study was conducted to analyze and compare groups of full-time students entering Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in fall 1981, 1982, and 1983 to identify any longitudinal differences, similarities or trends among them. Study data were derived from MCCC's student database, which contains basic demographic information on all enrolled…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
O'Connor, James E. – 1984
Using data drawn from the literature on two-and four-year colleges in the United States, this report compares public two-year institutions with private two-year institutions and four-year colleges and universities from the standpoint of costs, quality of education, and the employability of graduates. Chapter 1 introduces common assumptions…
Descriptors: Colleges, Community Colleges, Educational Quality, Employment Potential
Download full textDyste, Ron; Wilson, Al – 1983
The first of two reports to the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges on student aid and its administration, this report describes major trends in financial aid over the past decade; characteristics of student aid recipients and financial aid officers; and operating costs, staffing, and workload. Following background information…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Financial Aid Applicants
McNelly, Geraldine Day – 1979
An instructor's experiences in teaching an introductory anthropology course organized around films are presented. Following a description of the atmosphere at the community college in New York City and the characteristics of the students, a rationale is provided which cites films as a means of breaking down the traditional barriers to learning of…
Descriptors: Anthropology, Community Colleges, Course Organization, Instructional Films
Hartman, Rhona C. – 1981
Brief recommendations and resources for accommodating handicapped students in community colleges are offered. Recommendations are presented for creating an advisory board, providing support services, accommodating handicapped students in existing programs, and identifying handicapped students. Resources which are described include books and…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Administrator Guides, College Planning, Community Colleges
McKeague, Patricia M., Comp.; And Others – 1984
Drawing from a 1984 survey conducted by Moraine Valley Community College, this report provides composite and individual descriptions of 19 community college honors programs. Section I provides an overview of the survey on community college honors programs, which sought information on the organization of the program; the curriculum; and honors…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Honor Societies
Colorado State Dept. of Education, Denver. National Origin Desegregation Project (LAU). – 1983
A study, involving two independent surveys and a transcript analysis, was conducted to determine the background characteristics, attitudes, and needs of students enrolled in police science programs at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC). The first survey, which focused on personal characteristics and course enrollment data, was distributed in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Participant Satisfaction
Vorp, Ron – 1988
A survey was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to identify the functions that students feel are important for a community college to perform, the characteristics that students consider attractive in a college, and students' ratings of MDCC in terms of those same characteristics. Questionnaires were distributed in class to 4,700…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Role, Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction
Dixon, Betty L. – 1988
In response to recent increases in the enrollment of Hispanic students at Rancho Santiago College, a study was conducted to examine the grades and course completion rates of students with Hispanic surnames enrolled in English classes. Three English courses were studied: English 060, which provides a thorough review of English grammar and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, English Instruction
Gabe, LiAnne C. – 1989
A study was conducted at Broward Community College (BCC) to compare the performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) of examinees with college preparatory experience to that of examinees without this experience. Data were drawn from CLAST tapes for the 1988-89 academic year and from BCC's admissions file. Passing rates for each…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Community Colleges
Quinley, John W.; Karr, Rosemary – 1985
A study was conducted at Harford Community College (HCC) to assess the effects of a recently implemented set of more stringent academic standards. The new policies included placing students on academic restriction (i.e., restricting the number of units they may take) if their quality point index fell below a certain level. The study sought…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Probation, Academic Standards, Community Colleges
Jonadoss, Nirmala; Lucas, John A. – 1986
An evaluation was conducted of the tutoring services offered at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) using three types of data. First, from the total number of students who used the services, 132 students from fall 1981 and 138 students from fall 1985 were randomly surveyed. Second, Tutoring Center evaluation forms completed by student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Majors (Students), Participant Satisfaction
Twining, Kathleen A.; Twining, James E. – 1987
In 1985-86, a study was conducted at the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) to determine the differences between the perceived needs of students who had decided on a program of study and students who were undecided about their major. A stratified, random sample of 400 CCRI students received a 54-item questionnaire which examined academic,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Enrollment Influences, Majors (Students)
Thompson, Merle O'Rourke – 1981
In 1981, a study was conducted at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) to determine if a correlation exists between the general anxiety and writing anxiety of returning college students and to assess these levels of anxiety before and after participation in a freshman composition course. Student volunteers from 21 composition classes at NVCC…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Anxiety, College English, College Freshmen
