Information gathered by the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and articulation staff at the University of Maryland, College Park (UNCP) was analyzed to assess the academic performance of transfer students from Prince George's Community College (PGCC) and to draw preliminary conclusions concerning retention through the bachelor's degree.…

In 1983, the Houston Community College System established the Women's Support Services Department (WSSD) to support and encourage the new roles and opportunities emerging for women. During its first year of operation, the WSSD offered special seminars to over 300 women who anticipated returning to college. The WSSD, which is supported by a…

In November 1985, the American Chemical Society's (ACS's) Committee on Education invited 43 participants, including two- and four-year college chemistry teachers, administrators, and representatives from various agencies and the chemical industry, to identify issues affecting two-year college chemistry education and to make recommendations to…

A national study was conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges to investigate the status of art education in community colleges. The study involved a review of the literature, a survey of 1,200 students enrolled in advanced art classes in 120 community colleges, a survey of the chairs of fine and performing arts departments in…

In spring 1988, a study was conducted at Cuyahoga Community College's Western Campus (Ohio) to measure the reading comprehension level of a sample of 1988 students and to compare their reading test scores with the scores of students who had taken the same test in 1979 and 1980; to determine if there were a correlation between the number of items a…

A study was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the extent to which the college's computerized academic alert and advisement system, which advises students of their academic progress halfway into the term, affected the students' academic achievement. The study sought to determine the effects of the system on students' grade…

A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine why students withdrew from courses at two off-campus centers. Surveys were administered to a sample of 54 degree credit and 46 continuing education students who withdrew from classes at Hawthorne Center (HC) in fall 1981, and to 56 degree credit and 44 continuing education…

A telephone survey of 1,500 registered voters in California was conducted to determine perceptions of California's community colleges; members and attitudes of the two-year college student community; views of college funding, finances, budgets, and policy control; unemployed residents' views of the community colleges; and media habits. Study…

A study examined the learning stages involved in training students classified as poor readers to use networking, a notetaking technique, as a strategy for studying text material. Subjects were two male students enrolled in an auto mechanics vocational education program at a two-year college. Test scores indicated their reading levels to be 8.0 and…

A research project was conducted to determine where graduates of two-year college occupational programs in New York State found employment and to assess factors that contributed to placement trends. During fall 1982, questionnaires were mailed to the director of placement at all two-year colleges with approved occupational programs in the state,…

For over 15 years, the Dean for Educational Services at Jefferson Community College (New York) has regularly identified and written to students whose mid-term grades indicated that they were in potential academic jeopardy. During fall 1988, a study was conducted to measure the effect of this intervention strategy on grades and persistence. Of the…

Prepared to facilitate budgeting and planning at Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC), this institutional profile presents information on the college's programs, enrollments, students, staff, administration, finances, and facilities. The first sections provide a brief history of PPCC and a demographic profile of its service area. The next section…

Designed as a means of communicating information related to students to faculty and staff at the College of the Sequoias (COS), in California, this collection of quarterly newsletters by the college's Office of Institutional Research summarizes recent research projects, highlights data on student demographics from state and local studies, and…

In fall 1988, Mt. San Antonio College undertook a study to determine the effect of prerequisite waivers on students' academic progress. Two groups who received waivers in the fall 1987 and spring 1988 semesters were selected for the study. Group I included 222 students who applied for and received waivers both semesters. Group II was comprised of…

In June 1989, a study was conducted to examine shifts in student demand for programs offered by Illinois community colleges, focusing on program enrollment and completion patterns from fiscal years 1985 through 1989. Four indicators of student demand were examined in the study. First, enrollments were analyzed in terms of the changes that took…