This report provides fall 1993 data on the demographic makeup of the student body at College of the Canyons, in California, as well as course completion, persistence, graduation, and transfer rates for students by gender and ethnic group. The report's six sections focus on the indicators of access, course completion, persistence, degree and…

This implementation guide contains information based on experiences that occurred during the development and implementation of the Rhode Island Tech Prep Model. It is intended to assist educators in addressing challenges and obstacles faced by the program early in the planning process. It begins with a rationale for tech prep. Rhode Island…

Trends in enrollment and degrees granted by the State University of New York (SUNY) institutions from 1948 to 1990 are presented. Credit course enrollment is considered in relation to headcount enrollment for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University as well as systemwide. The data are for the fall term of each…

The Tech Prep/Associate Degree concept offers an answer to the nationwide mandate to improve the U.S. educational system and thus to enable the country to remain competitive in the world market. Tech Prep is a sequence of study beginning in high school and continuing through at least 2 years of postsecondary occupational education. The Tech Prep…

Presenting data on student persistence at Rancho Santiago College (RSC), in California, through fall 1993, this three-part report presents longitudinal semester-to-semester persistence rates for 1983-1993; course completion rates, including grade and withdrawal distributions for every course and department for fall 1993; and data on associate…

The Peralta Community College District (PCCD) is comprised of four comprehensive, public, two-year colleges serving a diverse student population of 28,000. In response to state-mandated matriculation research requirements, and to an invitation to participate in a national study of student outcomes in urban community colleges, PCCD conducted a…

Researchers analyzed information from student records and student organizations to determine the academic success, dropout, and graduation rates of Alaska Natives at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks (UAF) throughout the late 1970's. Perhaps due to political, social, and policy changes, Native student success peaked in the early 1970's and…

Trends in enrollment and degrees granted by the State University of New York (SUNY) institutions from 1948 to 1980 are presented. Credit course enrollment is considered in relation to headcount enrollment for the individual institutions and institutional types of the State University as well as systemwide. These data are for the fall term of each…

Data on degrees and other formal awards conferred in 1980 to 1981 in Pennsylvania colleges and universities are presented, including a brief narrative section on trends. Detailed statistical tables cover the following: associate and higher degrees conferred by level of program and sex, 1971-1972; associate and higher degrees conferred as compared…

The papers presented at the meeting describe new directions in higher education and a variety of innovations in nursing education both nationally and in the southern region. Included also are annual reports of studies and surveys about nursing in the south. Among the topics covered are: an external degree program; modes of student progression;…

Contents include: (1) bachelor's and higher degrees conferred by institution type (1965-66 to 1974-75), by major and degree level (1974-75), by institution and program level (1974-75), by major and program level and sex (1974-75), and by major and institution and program level (1974-75); (2) associate degrees conferred by institution (1965-66 to…

A comparison of the number of degrees conferred in New Jersey colleges and universities in 1979 and 1980, along with trends over the past five years, are examined. The total number of degrees and awards conferred statewide declined by 1.6 percent over funding year 1979, a fact that indicates a continuation in the three-year trend of a decreasing…

Approaches to articulation/transfer in several states and some individual colleges and universities are examined. Guidelines and/or policies from state commissions, agencies, or systems of higher education in Rhode Island, Maryland, Illinois, North Carolina, and South Carolina are described. In Rhode Island, a transfer guide presents broad policy…

Details of relationships between employment demand and the supply of graduates of various degree fields and degree levels from all types of institutions in Pennsylvania in 1977 are presented. Data on 45,078, or 50.5 percent of the higher education graduates at all degree levels, represents graduates' status five to six months after their…

This five-part report summarizes the 1975-1978 activities of the Human Services/Drug Abuse (HS/DA) Project coordinated by Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) under the sponsorship of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Part I discusses the membership selection, formation, organization, and current status of a national demonstration consortium…