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Download full textMcKeague, Patricia M.; Reis, Elizabeth – 1991
Recognizing that good writing skills are critical to achieving college and career success, the Communications Department at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) initiated a 10-month research and planning process which culminated in the establishment of a Writing Center (WC) in the fall of 1990. The objectives of the WC are to: (1) offer all…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Participant Satisfaction, Peer Teaching, Program Evaluation
McMaster, Anne – 1983
A survey of graduating students' immediate plans is conducted annually at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to meet needs such as compliance with truth in advertising requirements for educational recruitment, accreditation reviews, and faculty and staff advisement. In 1983, questionnaires mailed to 734 potential graduates yielded a 79%…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Richardson, Richard C., Jr.; And Others – 1983
Based on a 3-year case study of an open-access community college, this monograph examines the background, causes, and possible resolutions for the decline of literacy in open-access colleges. Chapter 1 presents a working definition of literacy, considers the nature of literacy in a community college setting, and raises issues concerning the impact…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Objectives
Koltai, Leslie – 1983
This annual address by the Chancellor of the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) focuses on the financial crisis affecting the district and on the district's innovative activities and programs. Opening remarks review the recent actions of the governor and legislature which resulted in the maintenance of the community colleges'…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, College Programs, Community Colleges, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedSchmeller, Kurt R. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1975
Employing portable conference telephones, Queensborough (New York) Community College now enrolls 40 homebound students in 56 different day and evening courses. Although the program is costly, the author recommends it as a step toward helping the handicapped. (DC)
Descriptors: Handicapped Students, Home Instruction, Homebound, Instructional Innovation
Clark, Susan R. – 1990
A study examined the effectiveness of a community college district-wide reading program designed to foster reading by faculty, students, administrators, and staff. The Reading/Writing across the Curriculum Committee of the Metropolitan Community Colleges selected Kurt Vonnegut's novel "Galapagos," a novel which met criteria as to length,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Content Area Reading, Novels, Reading Attitudes
Clagett, Craig A.; Diehl, Patricia – 1990
In 1990, a study was conducted at Prince George's Community College (PGCC) to determine the percentage of students enrolled in courses in the fall term who received passing grades, and to examine these pass rates by course, academic discipline, and division. The study also analyzed student pass rates by gender, age, race, and admission status.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Haase, M.; Magee, Steve – 1983
A research project was conducted in 1982 by Sacramento City College's Assessment Center to evaluate the effectiveness of selected English courses found in three levels of English: English 55 and 56 (the lowest level); English 57 (level two), and English 1A (level three). The study focused on students who had reading and English scores required for…
Descriptors: College English, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, English Instruction
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1986
These three reports offer data and analysis on enrollments in the Illinois public community colleges, focusing on second term (i.e., winter quarter or spring semester) enrollments in fiscal year (FY) 1986, community education/non-credit enrollment and community service activities in fall 1985, and summer term 1986 enrollments. Selected findings…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services, Enrollment
Beaver, Evelyn, Ed.; Kruckenburg, Joanna, Ed. – 1985
Designed for both state- and district-level policy makers, this report profiles the demographic and academic characteristics of California community college students. Introductory remarks describe the database for the report, the report's format, and the data elements presented. Section I contains a series of tables which aggregrate the following…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate
Anderson, Ernest F.; Campbell, Trudy A. – 1985
A study was conducted to compare the academic progress of community college transfers, senior college transfers and continuing sophomores and juniors (natives) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as measured by mean grade point average (GPA), academic status, and retention through eight terms after transfer. Study findings, based on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, College Transfer Students
Anderson, Ernest F.; Campbell, Trudy A. – 1985
A study was conducted to compare the academic progress of community college transfers, senior college transfers, and continuing juniors (natives) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) as measured by UIUC grade point average (GPA), academic status, and retention. Study findings, based on data on 762 community college transfers,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Students, College Transfer Students
Cohen, Edward G. – 1986
Enrollment projections for Queensborough Community College (QCC) were developed using the cohort survival method to assist the college in more effectively planning for future academic and budgetary needs. In the face of a falling national population of young people in the 16 to 25 age bracket, demographic factors at work in Queens are expected to…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, College Programs, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
Belcher, Marcia – 1985
A study was conducted to assess the role of developmental work in preparing Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) students for the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST). The study sample included all 808 MDCC students who took the CLAST in fall 1984 and had taken the Comparative Guidance and Placement Test (CGP) upon entering the college. Study…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Effectiveness
Alabama State Dept. of Postsecondary Education, Montgomery. – 1984
Information is provided on the history and current status of the Alabama community, junior and technical colleges. Following a map and directory of the 43 institutions in the two-year college system, a brief history is provided of the establishment and growth of the system, including information on the legislative authorization for the two-year…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational History, Educational Legislation
