Examines a study which determined and compared community college occupational program graduates' and leavers' views on actual and optimal amounts of general education. Indicates that the degree and certificate students had taken proportionately more general education courses than was required by the college or than they considered optimal. (DMM)

A study that tested a modified version of Tinto's student attrition model on a Chicano student population in two year colleges is discussed. Measures of goodness of fit were examined to provide indices for the overall fit of the causal model in the study. (Author/MLW)

Discusses the methods and findings of a study of associate degree nursing students' (N=48) knowledge and misconceptions about aging. Reports definite knowledge gaps and the acceptance of several common misconceptions about the elderly. (DMM)

Describes a study of the use of experiential learning coupled with social change agentry among community college students. Compares the participation, attendance, learning retention, satisfaction, and effectiveness of university undergraduates and two-year college students involved in behavioral and child advocacy skills training and case work…

Utilizing ethnographic data, three dimensions of the experience of Black females attending community colleges are explored: (1) motivation for attending; (2) perceived behavior of women and men within the institution; (3) academic outcomes. Explanations are offered for characteristics of Black female culture and community colleges' failure to…

A longitudinal study of factors influencing the long-term academic persistence of 825 students beginning their postsecondary education in two-year colleges supports the importance of person-environment fit in persistence. Measures of academic and social integration most consistently correlated positively with persistence, while student precollege…

Chronicle of development of career resources centers in community college learning resources centers (LRCs) includes characteristics of community college students, advantages of housing such centers within LRCs, planning process and organization of career resources center, and acquisition of career information in print and media sources and…

Drawing from a review of the literature and a study of 6,000 urban community college students, assesses whether students in college reading and writing courses achieve ability gains in these areas and whether their abilities improve as students advance through the curriculum. (DMM)

Through the Underrepresented Groups Report, community colleges have an opportunity to report on initiatives and strategies aimed at increasing participation and achievement among individuals with Disabilities, Women, and Minorities. Underrepresented Groups Report production is an important annual statutory responsibility (Public Act 85-283) for…

Colleges and state higher education agencies too often lack accurate information about the socioeconomic status (SES) of their students. This paper describes the methodology that Community College Research Center (CCRC) researchers used to estimate the SES of individual students in the Washington State community and technical college system using…

Each semester, the College of the Canyons (California) surveys all students enrolled in occupational courses. This information has three primary purposes: (1) the survey results are used in determining funding through the Vocational and Technical Education Act (VTEA); (2) beginning in fall 2000, the College expanded the survey to include students'…

This study aims to quantify progress to the Associate degree. Transcripts of approximately half a class of degree recipients at a large multi-campus urban community college were analyzed to determine total time to degree, both in years elapsed since the first semester of enrollment and in resident semesters completed. A total of 1,581 transcripts…

This book argues that most academically deficient students do not lack talent, but do lack preparation. Nearly half of students entering community colleges are underprepared, and fewer than half gain the competency needed to succeed in college-level courses. Community colleges have the capability to develop these talents for the benefit of the…

This survey, developed by the faculty, program administrators, and Institutional Research and Planning Department of Palomar College in California, addresses employer attitudes regarding their experiences with Palomar graduates. The survey items range from open-ended questions to requests for agreement with a particular statement. Palomar…

This report was prepared for Queensborough Community College/City University of New York, located in Bayside, New York. The report is a summary of national employment statistics and trends in relation to educational attainment. The current economy is driven by jobs that require high levels of knowledge, ease in handling and disseminating…