A follow-up study of Mercer County Community College (MCCC) graduates was conducted in 1981 to ascertain their current employment status, educational activities, and opinions of their study program at MCCC and how it related to their educational and/or occupational experiences. Surveys were mailed to 519 graduates and a response rate of 45% was…

The grades earned by all students registered for credit classes in six Hawaii community colleges during Fall 1980 were analyzed to determine student grade point averages (GPA's) by college program and the distribution of grades in courses offered by the colleges. This analysis revealed that: (1) the credits earned ratio was 71%; (2) this ratio was…

In Spring 1980, Queensborough Community College (QCC) decided to participate in the Reentry Adult Student Program, a project to assist colleges in obtaining information on adult students' needs and objectives. Three survey instruments were used: (1) a survey of student needs, which consisted of 76 items focusing on academic survival skills,…

In an effort to provide counselors, advisors, and students at Queensborough Community College (QCC) with an estimate of the probable outcomes of probationary status, the academic records of 1,722 students on probation during Fall 1977 were examined to develop an expectancy table delineating the correlation between students' academic status at the…

Each semester since Spring 1978, students registering for courses at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) have been asked to respond to questions related to their primary educational goal, certainty of that goal, plans for achieving the goal, and intention to return to MCCC the following semester. In Spring 1980, 7,425 students registered for…

Fall 1978 enrollment data for Hawaii's community colleges and data on selected characteristics of students enrolled in regular credit programs are presented. Of the 27,880 registrants, 74% were regular students, 1% were early admittees, 6% were registered in non-credit apprenticeship programs, and 18% were in special programs. Regular student…

In order to investigate patterns of persistence in courses taken by day students at Los Angeles City College, class enrollment data were gathered at the end of the third week of the Fall 1978 semester, at the first and second census weeks, and on the last day of the semester. Additionally, the number of students receiving final grades other than W…

The academic performance of 1973 graduate transferees from Nassau Community College (NCC) was compared at the baccalaureate level with 1975 native student graduates from 12 four-year public and private colleges and universities. These senior institutions were selected on the basis of the large number of NCC transferees they received. The…

A community college reading/study skills course was designed to progressively introduce the student to the logical elements involved in symbolic processing and to facilitate understanding of the nature of the processes, as well as of impediments to them and of methods that will facilitate maximum efficiency in dealing with written material. The…

Fall 1979 grade sheets for all Minneapolis Community College students carrying 16 credits or more were examined to determine the course completion rates of those students carrying more units than are necessary to complete graduation requirements in six quarters. Grade point averages (GPA's) and the proportion of credits earned to the number of…

In the face of declining student reading abilities, content area instructors at community colleges can no longer ignore the gap that exists between student reading levels and the higher levels at which college texts are written. Indeed, these instructors have a responsibility to include reading improvement in course objectives, because: (1) the…

Procedural descriptions, guidelines, and exercises are provided for use by Sinclair Community College (SCC) students in the compilation of personal portfolios which document learning through non-scholastic experiences and serve as formal applications for college credit in recognition of those experiences. The guidebook first discusses the…

This bibliography provides citations and abstracts for over 160 research articles written by Boris Blai, Jr., during the 30-year period from 1950 to 1980. Most of the articles stem from institutional research inquiries conducted at Harcum Junior College, a two-year, private, independent college for women. The entries are arranged chronologically…

A survey of the academic, vocational, and technical students enrolled at Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) during Fall 1979 was conducted as a contribution to the Educational Intent component of Mississippi's state-wide student information system. The survey instrument, administered during registration, solicited information concerning…

This study was designed to determine how to attract additional students to enroll during "Winterim," a two-week session which is scheduled between the regular fall and spring semesters at William Rainey Harper College. One hundred and seventy-five traditional credit and 94 continuing education students who attended Winterim in 1977…