Based on data from the Management information System of the California Community Colleges' (CCC's) Chancellor's Office, this report describes student enrollment and characteristics at College of the Canyons (COC) for fall 1990-93. The report provides seven tables covering fall enrollment and fall enrollment by course load; ethnicity; gender; age;…

A representative sample of first-time, full-time freshmen attending 17 Kansas community colleges in fall 1985 were tracked through spring 1990. Eight separate surveys were mailed to between 50 and 100 freshmen at each college, receiving a final response rate of 82.8%. Study findings included the following: (1) 71% of the respondents who initially…

Designed as a forum on teaching and learning in Utah's two-year colleges, "Focus" seeks to promote originality, innovation, and needed changes in the state's two-year institutions. The 1994 volume of "Focus" includes the following articles: (1) "Competency Development and Community Colleges," by Phyllis…

The Learning Center (LC) at South Plains College (SPC), in Texas, was established to provide remedial instruction in learning strategies, reading, and writing; college-level instruction in critical thinking and human development; tutorial assistance; study skills seminars; and other services. During the 1994-95 academic year, over 3,466 students…

West Virginia University at Parkersburg (WVUP) is a separately accredited campus of the University offering 2 baccalaureate, 10 associate, and 2 certificate programs. In response to concerns raised in a recent accreditation report, WVUP conducted a study examining student attitudes toward facilities, course scheduling, student advising,…

Research among college students has shown that the study of mathematics generates anxiety reactions among students who are not necessarily highly anxious in other situations. Because high levels of anxiety can devastate a student's ability to perform, a math anxiety workshop was field tested in 1993 at the Mohave Valley Campus of the Mohave…

Beginning in fall 1991, Napa Valley College (NVC), in California, switched from essentially mandatory placement of incoming students to an advisory, self-selection system, where students receive course recommendations based on assessment test results. In order to evaluate the validity of NVC's assessment procedures, a study was conducted of…

At Phoenix College, in Arizona, most classes have seen an increasing number of disabled students, but usually only one student with a given disability is present. When five deaf students enrolled in a Plants and Society course in fall 1994, the instructor became aware of problems which were not evident with single disabled students. First,…

In spring 1995, Illinois' Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) conducted a two-part survey of a random sample of 800 new students to determine their activities, satisfaction with college services, problems at the college, and sources of help. In addition, variables associated with the student retention and attrition through 1995-96 were…

This report provides data on institutional outcomes as of 1996 for Tyler Junior College (TJC), in Texas. The first part provides background information on the college, including a list of the Board of Trustees, the TJC mission and philosophy statements, a brief history, and a map of the campus. The second part provides data on student…

In fall 1995, a team of three instructors at Central Arizona College offered "As Worlds Collide," a 9-credit learning community combining insights and methodologies from history, social psychology, and communication studies to explore questions of culture and community. The team sought to determine if such a learning community could…

An educator participating in a community college Puente class as both participant and observer analyzes the structure and experience of one writing assignment representative of the program's objectives. The Puente program combines teaching, counseling, and mentoring to California community college students as a means of promoting learning,…

Students and Teachers Achieving Results (STAR) is a student-centered learning project developed by Long Beach City College, in California, to increase the success and retention rates of underrepresented students. Through STAR, students are provided with a program of linked courses that develop communication skills, utilize interdisciplinary…

At Prince George's Community College (PGCC), in Maryland, a comprehensive freshman academic monitoring database has been developed to follow the progress of peer groups of first-time students entering each fall through their sixth year of potential enrollment. Using the new database, as well as information from the Maryland Higher Education…

A two-phase study was conducted to gather data on the persistence of adult women enrolled in a 1-semester re-entry program at a community college. Specifically, the study sought to develop a model of persistence that took into account the effect of student characteristics, initial goals, academic and social integration, goal changes, and external…