In order to determine whether the characteristics and perceptions of adults over 21 years old differ significantly from those of college age students, a study was made of 1,178 (about 20 percent) of the 5,532 full-time day students enrolled at Diablo Valley College during fall 1971. Subjects were selected by stratified random sampling methods,…

Designed as a profile summary of personal, demographic, intellective, and motivational characteristics of community college students, this report describes the student population of New York City Community College (NYCCC). The data in this report are predicated on the Biographical Inventory of the Comparative Guidance and Placement Program which…

The Institutional Self Study (ISS) was administered to randomly selected students at Oakton Community College (OCC) in May 1972 and again in May 1973. Results were compared with results obtained in a national administration of the same instrument to community college students. Results indicated that OCC students valued academic and vocational…

As part of a longitudinal study of student progress through the Hawaii community colleges, fall 1974 entering students were studied for three semesters ending in fall 1975. Continuation rates were higher for new students than for transfer students, males than for females, vocational education majors than for liberal arts or other majors, and…

In order to examine the academic performance of graduates from Crowder College (Neosho, Missouri) who had transferred to Southwest Missouri State University (SMSU), the grade point averages of three different groups of SMSU students were compared: (1) Crowder College transfers; (2) their undergraduate contemporaries at SMSU; (3) the entire group…

A questionnaire concerning educational and employment activities of the 1972 graduates of Bucks County Community College (BCCC) was mailed to all 645 Associate of Arts degree recipients. Responses were elicited from 436 (68 percent). Graduates' evaluations of their BCCC experience were also solicited. Sixty-nine percent entered BCCC directly from…

The first yearbook of the Association of Canadian Community Colleges brings together essays focusing on the community college student from four different viewpoints. The social context is provided in a discussion of the historical and philosphical background of the community college. The clientele of the community college is considered in terms of…

In April 1973, it was proposed that Napa College implement a special remedial program designed to serve the needs of soon-to-be-discharged military personnel and veterans. This study was conducted to determine the need for such a program. The overriding hypothesis was that there was no significant difference between male veterans and non-veterans…

In its initial years of operation the College Discovery Program (CDP) has demonstrated the feasibility of providing higher education at the university level to underprivileged and educationally deprived youths. Minority group enrollment constituted approximately four-fifths of the total population of CDP students, while fewer than one-fifth of the…

The study identifies and translates data relative to transfer students in the College of Agriculture at Texas A & M University that can serve for more effective counseling. The results of the study are summarized in 24 statements. Among conclusions based on data obtained from university records and from some of the transferring institutions and…

Junior and community colleges must explode many traditional notions about education in order to fulfill their promises to poor and disadvantaged students. The number of junior and community colleges and the number of students attending them have increased rapidly in the past few years. But many communities think that community colleges didn't keep…

A questionnaire was developed to obtain the following information about students who transfer from four-year colleges to two-year colleges: (1) demographic; (2) reason for leaving four-year institution; (3) future plans; and (4) comparison between institutions. The majority of reverse transfers came from families with income over $7,000 whose…

New York City high school graduates, regardless of previous academic history, were eligible for admission to one of the free city colleges in September 1970. That free college costs a lot more money than free high school is part of the problem with which the new student population had to cope under Open Admissions. For some students the…

This document, one of a series of reports from a longitudinal study of student flow in the Hawaii Community College System, analyzes the progress of fall 1975 entering students at the end of their second semester. Among the findings reported are: (1) in spring 1976, 75% of new (4,939) and 65% of transfer students (1,564) continued their…

This report describes several facets of students' experiences at Cypress College as viewed through the eyes of students. The methodology used in this case study was participant-observation, with observations made over a period of months, in as many parts of the campus as possible, and at random times during the day. The aim of this approach was to…