The performance of 1,904 entering students taking the Survey of Reading Achievement test for placement in English at Los Angeles City College in fall 1977 was examined and produced the following information: (1) the median reading level was 9.2, compared with 10.0 in fall 1976; (2) the 26% of the test-takers with reading levels above 11.0 were…

A 10-month study by a select committee of students, faculty, and staff in 1973 resulted in a new form of student government at El Camino College (California). The new governmental format features five to seven member student councils in each of the 12 academic divisions of the College. Each of these 12 councils sends two representatives to an…

In order to determine whether student evaluation of faculty performance is related to the grade received by the student, a study was conducted in a large lecture class at William Rainey Harper College (Illinois). Of 300 students, 75 were systematically selected for the sample. The students were asked to list all courses for which they were…

Four annual attrition studies prepared at El Paso Community College are collected in this document. Each year, a similar followup survey was sent to students who had enrolled in the fall but failed to return for the spring semesters. In all four studies, the major reasons given for leaving college were financial difficulties, transfer to another…

This report provides previously unpublished data gathered during Project Focus, a nationwide sample survey of community and junior colleges, on the vocational plans and expectations of full-time students enrolled in fall 1970. The data were drawn from a sample of 10,250 student responses from 92 institutions. The report tabulates data on student…

This study summarizes data on the number of transfer students from various California community colleges to the 20 California state universities. Table 1 shows the distribution of the percentage of students from community colleges attending state universities. Each of seven colleges contribute 3 percent of the total, 19 colleges contribute 2…

This brief report outlines the preliminary plans of the University of Hawaii to develop a student flow model for its seven community colleges. This model will indicate the flow of students--progressing through class levels, changing majors, leaving or withdrawing from the institution. It will be used as a basic tool for planning and management…

This report describes the demographic characteristics of entering freshmen in Fall 1973 at Atlantic Community College (New Jersey). All 707 of the newly enrolled first time students were surveyed. It was found that the typical ACC full-time entering student attends ACC because it is close to home. He or she is the only college student in his…

This document is the fourth in a series of operations reports dealing with student enrollment data for the community college system in the state of Washington, and is intended to provide an accurate and current compilation of information concerning such enrollment. Data for the years 1962 through 1973 are included for historical comparison…

This report contains tables pertinent to the first three chapters of Volume I of "Stability and Change: A Study of Selected Students Entering Central YMCA Community College, 1969-72." Included are tables from Central YMCA Community College records on the target population, tables from the response group questionnaires, and tables of…

In order to assess the value of the 1970 pre-election recess of 11 days at Bronx Community College, a questionnaire was administered to a controlled sample of an estimated 500 day and 400 evening students after the students' return to classes. Results indicate that 78 percent spent no time on political or electoral work. Only two percent engaged…

Introductory remarks concerning the current post high school academic/employment scene lead into a discussion of the pressures and influences involved in a student's choice of college. One such influence, which provided the impetus for the study, was the biases of professionals who help in the personal, educational and vocational development of…

The research reported in this document shows how two junior college counselors perform "explaining what we are doing now" differently, depending on the social personage or identity of the student, and identifies the social meaning of different forms of "explaining what we are doing now." It shows how in formulating, counselors can say more than…

This study was undertaken as part of an effort to obtain data on student profiles and to make some conclusions concerning institutional goal priorities. Results reveal the WCC student to be typical of the student often referred to in the literature. There are more part-time students than full-time, and more of the part-time drop out. Among those…

A study is proposed to attempt to answer the following: (1) How many and what kinds of Community College students drop out or do not return? (2) In what ways do non-persisters differ from persisters and what can colleges do to increase retention? (3) What is the employment experience of non-persisters who did not complete occupational programs or…