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Lucas, John A. – 1983
A longitudinal study of full- and part-time credit students was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), Palatine, Ill., to provide comparative information on student performance and achievement between 1967 and 1981. A random sample of 200 full-time and 200 part-time students entering WRHC each fall during this period was selected, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Lucas, John A. – 1984
A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a profile of 1983 college students to be compared with community demographic data and earlier research findings. Random samples of 500 degree credit students and 299 continuing education students were surveyed by mail. Study findings, based on responses from 88% of the…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Demography
Download full textIllinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1984
Rules adopted by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB) related to administration, recognition, programs, students, finance, and capital projects are presented in this report. Subpart A of the report focuses on ICCB administration, containing rules related to advisory groups, rule adoption, manuals, advisory opinions, the executive director,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, College Administration, College Programs, Community Colleges
Howard, William; And Others – 1984
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College to determine why off-campus students withdrew from courses at Hawthorne Center (HC) and Northeast Center (NEC). A total of 391 students who withdrew from degree credit classes and continuing education classes at HC in fall 1981, and from classes at NEC in fall 1982 and 1983 were sampled and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Ruiz, Aida; And Others – 1984
An overview is provided of Hostos Community College's (HCC's) Urban Community College Transfer Opportunities Program. First, the program's student services activities are described, including the development of a system for the identification and consistent follow-up of the liberal arts transfer population; a computerized Degree Requirement…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
John Tyler Community Coll., Chester, VA. Office of Institutional Research. – 1985
A follow-up study is conducted of each graduating class of John Tyler Community College (JTCC) to document student successes in the job market and in pursuit of advanced studies, provide feedback to administrators and faculty for upgrading educational offerings and services, and provide a summary of student opinions to improve services. A…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
In spring 1984, a study was conducted to analyze enrollments in California's community colleges and to assess the effects of the mandatory fee instituted in fall 1984 upon the mix of community college students. A stratified random sample of 10,247 students from 62 community colleges were surveyed. Study findings, based on a 69% response rate,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Ethnicity, Full Time Students, Income
Johnson County Community Coll., Overland Park, KS. Office of Institutional Research. – 1985
In March 1984, a study was conducted to estimate the tangible, positive economic impact that community colleges in Kansas have both on their local economies and on the state economy. The model used in the study calculated a conservative estimate of the economic impact associated with direct expenditures by the colleges, their employees, and their…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Economic Research
Larkin, Paul G. – 1977
In this study of student attrition rates at Prince George's Community College, three indicators were analyzed: (1) term-to-term attrition, (2) within-term attrition, and (3) course "inefficiency" (failure). Data from 1972-73 through 1976-77 indicated that fall to spring attrition (term-to-term) was approximately 34%. Spring to fall averaged 47%,…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Community Colleges, Dropout Rate, Dropout Research
Gold, Ben K. – 1982
Focusing on seven five-year periods, this paper provides a 35-year perspective on institutional research at Los Angeles City College (LACC) and its historical context. For each period, significant world, national, local, and institutional events are highlighted, and research activities and findings relevant to the period are discussed. Parts I and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Trends
Bentley, Donna Anderson – 1982
Although studies on test anxiety are abundant in the research literature, there are few investigations of the relationship of stress to academic achievement. To test the hypothesis that maladaptive methods of coping with stress are related to academic achievement in greater magnitude than the relationship of Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coping, Grade Point Average, Physiology
Riedel, J. E. – 1982
Since its first year of operation, Coastline Community College (CCC) has granted students credit based on military experience, licensure, occupational training, credit-by-examination, and assessment of prior learning. In spring 1982, a study was conducted to compare the cost-effectiveness of granting credit for experience with that of the…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Credits, College Graduates, Community Colleges
McMaster, Anne – 1982
A follow-up study of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) graduates was conducted in 1981 to ascertain their current employment status, educational activities, and opinions of their study program at MCCC and how it related to their educational and/or occupational experiences. Surveys were mailed to 519 graduates and a response rate of 45% was…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. – 1981
The grades earned by all students registered for credit classes in six Hawaii community colleges during Fall 1980 were analyzed to determine student grade point averages (GPA's) by college program and the distribution of grades in courses offered by the colleges. This analysis revealed that: (1) the credits earned ratio was 71%; (2) this ratio was…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Grade Point Average
Cohen, Edward G. – 1980
In Spring 1980, Queensborough Community College (QCC) decided to participate in the Reentry Adult Student Program, a project to assist colleges in obtaining information on adult students' needs and objectives. Three survey instruments were used: (1) a survey of student needs, which consisted of 76 items focusing on academic survival skills,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Employee Attitudes, Participant Satisfaction, Questionnaires
