The Canadian Department of Manpower and Immigration is presently involved in occupaitonal forecasting, i.e., projecting the supply and demand of individuals in various occupational categories. This report is intended to provide data on the output of skilled manpower from the community colleges in Canada, to be used in occupational supply…

This institutional self-study is based on data available for Wilbur Wright College from 1968 to 1974, and includes data pertaining to three areas: enrollment, the American College Testing (ACT) profile, and student characteristics. Enrollment data shows distributions under categories including: day and evening enrollments, withdrawal and…

In order to assess the impact of community colleges in British Columbia from the point of view of the students, the community, and the educational system, and to develop practical means for producing such information on an on-going basis for educational planning purposes, a program of research was undertaken at the University of British Columbia.…

In order to determine whether or not systematic desensitization or hypnosis have any effect in alleviating the test anxiety of community college students, 30 Massasoit Community College student volunteers were matched for GPA and assigned to one of three treatment groups: (1) a systematic desensitization group, in which subjects listened to tape…

After completing one semester at Harcum Junior college, 272 freshmen (73 percent of the total class) responded to an anonymous questionnaire designed to identify areas in which they believed that their high school preparation had been insufficient to enable them to cope with college study and living, and to understand their own motivations and…

This study assesses the curriculum strategies indicated by the intellectual orientation and personality dimensions of students in a Health Technology Program at a community college. When designing curriculum, educators in allied health programs frequently overlook the characteristics of the students the program must serve. This study explores the…

The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a relationship between the academic achievement and academic ability of students who did and those who did not request assistance in reading. Subjects used in the study were 416 entering students at Middlesex Community College in the fall of 1973. Responses on tests of reading ability,…

The Project 60 group was an experimental group of 53 disadvantaged students who would not have been admitted to Middlesex Community College through the regular admissions procedures. They had a high school average of 1.7 and were largely below average in reading, math, and composition, both in high school grades and individual testing. Project 60…

The environmental perceptions of 144 randomly selected freshman students at a southwestern junior college were measured using the College and University Environment Scales (CUES). The sample was equally divided between male and female students, and among three groups: city commuters, rural commuters, and campus residents. Differences between group…

The academic progress of veteran students has delighted some and been a source of consternation to others. Three points of view seem most common: veterans do more poorly than other students; veterans do better than other students; and, veterans do not differ from other students. This study investigated the academic achievement of veterans at North…

This paper reports the results of a study conducted to compare the locus of control orientation of the following Central Florida Community College (CFCC) groups: professional personnel (administrators, division directors, counselors, and teaching faculty); graduates; non-traditional, high-risk students; withdrawals; and students dropping two or…

In order to study the relationship between students' educational plans and deeds, questionnaires were administered in spring l976 to two groups of University of Hawaii (UH) community college students who entered in fall 1975: continuing students in their second semester at Hawaii, Honolulu, Maui, and Windward community colleges, and non-continuing…

Discusses the difficulties of meeting the needs of nontraditional junior college students who are lacking in both basic skills and an understanding of educational responsibility or discipline. (MKM)

Although many community colleges need to increase their enrollments from new student populations, an inadequate job is being done to recruit women students. These community colleges must make a special effort to offer women students more than traditional options and to meet their educational needs. (JG)

Describes how institutional vocational education data and census data can be combined to assess minority group representation at community colleges. Uses enrollment and census data for Oregon to contrast geographic differences in the distribution of minorities and to examine minority group participation rates in vocational programs. (DMM)