Student services in community colleges have an important role to play in meeting student needs and increasing retention rates. As an emerging community college in the state of Louisiana, South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) developed a program for at-risk students designed to be integrated throughout the institution. A comprehensive review of…

This document presents statistics about higher education in Maryland for 2012. The tables in this document are presented according to the following categories: (1) Students; (2) Retention and Graduation; (3) Degrees; (4) Faculty; (5) Revenues & Expenditures; (6) Tuition and Fees; (7) Financial Aid, (8) Private Career Schools, and (9) Distance…

This paper discusses the importance of institutionalizing practices that promote equitable outcomes for all students within the vast California Community College (CCC) system. The CCC system, which annually provides educational opportunities for almost three million students, exists at the heart of the state economy and future labor pool. Because…

Every year, the ministry writes to the public post-secondary institutions outlining operating budget allocations, service delivery targets and priority issues. The letters are a component of ministry planning, as identified in the accountability framework. Goals and objectives are identified in the annual ministry service plan. Each institution…

Concludes that the reading ability of high school seniors accurately predicts academic performance during the freshman year in college. (RB)

A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to relate grade point average (GPA) at the college to subsequent performance on the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). In October 1983, 1,044 associate degree (AA) graduates took the CLAST. Of these, 431 had a GPA of 3.0 or higher at MDCC. An analysis of the CLAST scores of…

The study attempts to determine characteristics of work situations which tend to increase post-college earnings of junior college graduates. Factors studied were; relationship of college employment to post-college employment, sex, pursuit of occupational program, and number of hours employed. (AG)

As a resource to the instructors of nursing science at West Valley College, Saratoga, California, an instructional developer served three important roles. As a teacher, he provided encouragement and background information; as a facilitator, he asked questions which clarified the tasks necessary to develop curriculum; and as a counselor, he…

Various honors programs designed to stimulate the intellectual efforts of high ability students in community colleges are described. Among the programs described are: the College Level Examination Program (CLEP), which demonstrates previous educational achievements by providing a comprehensive measure of five basic areas: English, natural…

The public community junior college is the one institution of higher education that purports to serve all of the people all of the time. Characterized by an open admission policy, these colleges accept all students who can profit from an educational experience. Community colleges are attempting to provide creative ways of humanizing the…

The hypothesis that there would be a significant difference in correct responses between a group of junior college retarded readers seeing words in context and another seeing isolated words in favor of the words-in-context group was investigated. A group of 42 retarded readers enrolled in reading and writing classes of the academic skills lab in…

This report presents the fall enrollment trends through 1999 at California's Golden West College (GWC). This report contains charts and graphs of the following enrollment trend topics: (1) fall 1998 student enrollment snapshot, which includes counts and percentages by gender, time of day, age, educational goal, entrance level, high school…

Each Spring, community colleges report their opening spring term enrollment figures to the Illinois Community College Board on a brief spring enrollment survey. This report contains information on student enrollments as of the end of registration (usually the 10th day of the term) for the spring semester and for the winter quarter at the College…

Describes a group process designed to bring into consciousness negative attitudes about race. Groups, directed by trained professionals, have been a catalyst in reducing racial tensions. (DM)

A retired engineer and grandfather relates learning experiences at a community college. (DS)