To determine students' awareness of and satisfaction with matriculation services, California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) surveyed 20,448 re-enrolling credit students in fall 1991 and spring 1992 at the District's City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges and Educational Cultural Complex. Specifically, the survey sought data on student…

To determine students' awareness of and satisfaction with matriculation services, California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) surveyed 20,448 re-enrolling credit students in fall 1991 and spring 1992 at the District's City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges and Educational Cultural Complex. Specifically, the survey sought data on student…

To determine students' awareness of and satisfaction with matriculation services, California's San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) surveyed 20,448 re-enrolling credit students in fall 1991 and spring 1992 at the District's City, Mesa, and Miramar Colleges and Educational Cultural Complex. Specifically, the survey sought data on student…

The second in a series of annual reports on enrollment in the California Community Colleges (CCC's), this document provides tables and graphs describing CCC enrollment for the 1993-94 academic year using student data from the Chancellor's Office Management Information System. The first section provides a summary of statewide enrollment and…

A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollment, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1995. The report first examines patterns of enrollment by funding source for full-time equivalent students (FTE's) and other students; changes in student characteristics from 1993 to 1995;…

Presenting background information on the transfer rate at Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC), the seven tables in this report provide data on trends and graduation rates from 1990 to 1996 for first-time-in-college (FTIC) students. The first table examines graduation rates for first-time-at-PJC students, FTIC students, FTIC Associate in Arts…

This fact book presents longitudinal data up to fall 1996 on the service area, enrollment, staff, finances, and facilities at Central Alabama Community College (CACC). Part 1 contains general information on the college, including its mission statement, an organizational chart, and comparative data on CACC and other Alabama colleges. Part 2…

In spring 1997, Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC) undertook a survey of enrolled students to determine why they had selected PJC, sources of information that led them to the college, and the unique elements of PJC that caused them to enroll. Three samples were developed for the study: mainly previous year high school graduates attending…

In March 1996, California's Cabrillo College (CC) conducted a survey of students who were enrolled in spring 1995 or fall 1995 but did not return the following semesters. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,207 students, requesting information on whether they had achieved their educational goals, factors at CC that had influenced their decision not to…

A statistical overview is provided of trends in enrollment, student characteristics, and staffing in Washington's community and technical colleges as of fall 1996. The report first examines patterns of enrollment by funding source for full-time equivalent students (FTEs) and other students from 1992 to 1996; student purpose of attendance, full-…

From 1984 to 1993, California's Los Rios Community College District regularly conducted follow-up studies of completers and non-returning advanced-level students regarding their educational goals, outcomes, and levels of satisfaction. Over the 10-year period, nearly 33,000 students were surveyed, with over 15,700, or 48%, responding. Trends…

In November 1996, the Los Rios Community College District (LRCCD) conducted a study of the enrollment, success, and persistence of area high school graduates at the three District colleges: American River College (ARC), Cosumnes River College (CRC), and Sacramento City College (SCC). The cohort for the study included students enrolled at District…

An overview is provided of the limited body of research on the transfer of learning between reading and writing in mature adults. First, the paper traces the development of models portraying generalization between reading and writing, beginning with a discussion of audio-lingual theory, which hypothesizes that language is learned through a…

A study investigated whether exercises that teach and alert students to nonverbal communication aided them, particularly those students who needed more support in achieving academic success in written expression. Subjects were students in two classes of a basic composition course required in an electronic technician program. One class was given…

Using data from the National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of the Census, and other sources, this pamphlet presents current information on community college students; college outcomes and impact; community college staff, governance, and expenditures; and tuition and financial aid. In addition, trends in enrollments, numbers of…