This report focuses on developmental education instruction for state supported students in Washington who lack the skills to perform college-level work, but have skills above the level of adult basic education. It describes overall enrollments, student characteristics, enrollments for subsets that have been identified through data matches, course…

To improve instruction in a community college course on Latin American culture and civilization, an instructor designed three interrelated classroom assessment techniques (CATs) to study student reactions to instructional approaches and student learning strategies. Between 26 and 37 students responded to the assessments. Results from the first CAT…

This book is designed to impart advice to students or potential students on how to be successful at the community college. Chapter 1 discusses the major strengths and weaknesses of community colleges. Strengths include low cost, convenient location, service mission, student-centered learning environment, flexibility, and open admissions.…

This report examines the results of student focus group sessions at Ivy Tech State College. From these sessions, five themes emerged: (1) Communications--improved communication would improve student experience, yet determining how to best communicate with students and finding resources to meet those needs will be challenging; (2) Student…

This dissertation focuses on the impact of various community college environments on student persistence. Persistence is defined in the study as enrolling in the second semester of a student's first year at Schoolcraft College in Michigan. The study used information from placement tests and a college experiences survey to gather data from 1,263…

The spring 2001 issue of "New Directions for Community Colleges" discusses concurrent enrollment programs and the challenges and issues associated with developing and maintaining such programs. Chapters include: (1) "State Policy and Postsecondary Enrollment Options: Creating Seamless Systems" (Katherine Boswell); (2) "A…

This paper consists of four sections by different authors. Section 1: History of Honors at SUNY Rockland. (by Samuel Draper, founder of Honor's Program). Discusses the development of the honors program at Rockland Community College from the late 1960's. Honors courses originated in the late 1960's and in 1977 the college founded the Mentor…

This report provides longitudinal fall enrollment data comparisons as well as demographic information for each campus of the City College of San Francisco in California (CCSF). The following data elements are included in this report: (1) overall enrollment; (2) academic areas of enrollment; (3) gender, ethnicity, and age; (4) educational goal; (5)…

While anecdotal information is available concerning the effectiveness of the Transfer: Making It Happen program, CPEC (California Postsecondary Education Commission) finds that insufficient quantitative fiscal and outcome information is available to assess the program. CPEC is unable to determine the success and effectiveness of this program and…

The Community College Student Success Think Tank, part of the Community College Student Success Project, funded by Lumina Foundation for Education, brings student and academic affairs officers together with institutional researchers to reflect on trends and issues surrounding data-driven decision making in community colleges. Participants consider…

Examines how the junior college is used by groups who formerly have not entered college--those from low-income families, especially disadvantaged minority group members, and the academically less successful of all strata and races. (Author/JM)

Presents research results comparing students' course content mastery in two study skills classes, one using traditional teaching methods and one utilizing McCarthy's 4MAT teaching model. 4MAT takes brain dominance into consideration and suggests specific instructor roles for students grouped according to learning style. (DMM)

Presents the findings of a study investigating student and teacher perceptions of the academic abilities of students enrolled in liberal arts courses; students' need for and use of support services; and course attrition rates. Suggests alternatives to promote student success. (WL)

Surveyed junior college directors of forensics on the size of forensics programs, emphasis, financing, extent of tournament attendance, qualifications of directors, administration support, instructional methods, and procedures. (PD)

Describes the methodology and findings of a study conducted to determine: (1) the percentage of students who considered themselves weak in an academic area and who took advantage of college assistance programs addressing that deficiency; and (2) student reasons and faculty perceptions regarding lack of participation in remedial programs. (DMM)