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Download full textUsera, John J. – 1989
In fall 1988, a survey was conducted of a sample of 1987 and 1988 graduates of Labette Community College (LCC) to determine their educational experiences, employment status, and satisfaction with the college's programs and services. Questionnaires were mailed to 314 of the 444 students who graduated in 1987 or 1988. Study findings, based on a…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Fuller, Donald – 1984
This report presents results of a study conducted to obtain information on student retention and attrition at Gainesville Junior College (GJC). After introductory material discusses the college's problems in the areas of recruitment and retention, section I presents findings from a study of 1,053 of the 1,689 students taking course work at GJC in…
Descriptors: Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Coker, Richard; And Others – 1985
An analysis is provided of student retention and attrition at Gainesville Junior College (GJC). Section I presents background information on the college's service area and the characteristics of its students. Section II presents results of a study of 1,590 of 1,762 students enrolled at GJC in fall 1983. This section examines: (1) retention rates…
Descriptors: Black Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropout Research
Lucas, John A. – 1987
In 1986, a study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather follow-up data on transfer-oriented students one year after they had accumulated at least 48 semester hours of credit at WRHC. All 634 alumni meeting these criteria were surveyed concerning their current education/employment status, their evaluation of WRHC,…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Austin Community Coll., TX. – 1988
Austin Community College's (ACC) fact book series is designed to inform internal decision making and planning by providing data and projections for programs and services, enrollments, staff, facilities and finances. The 1986-87 edition contains: (1) a historical profile of the growth of the college, an examination of enrollment and population…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Philadelphia Community Coll., PA. Office of Institutional Research. – 1986
A study was conducted at the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to evaluate the college's effectiveness in developing students' self-confidence and sense of individual responsibility. Two paper-and-pencil instruments were selected for use in the study: the Self Concept Scale (SCS), which measured decision making, interpersonal relations,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Role, Community Colleges, Organizational Effectiveness
Irwin, Bette; Hawk, Thomas R. – 1987
Designed to provide a backdrop for institutional planning and management decisions, this data book highlights key institutional trends and operating characteristics of the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP). Section I offers an overview of the evolution of the college during its 20-year history, illustrating the changing profile of CCP…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Trends
Miller, Scott E. – 1985
A study was conducted using findings of the 1983-84 Student Aid Recipient Survey (SARS) to isolate information about financial aid recipients attending public community colleges on a full-time basis. Highlighted findings included the following: (1) aid recipients attending community colleges were older than traditional college students, more…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Federal Aid, Grants, National Surveys
Portland Community Coll., OR. Research and Planning Dept. – 1987
Portland Community College (PCC) in Oregon participated in a statewide study of community college and high school vocational education. The first phase of the project involved collecting baseline data from community college students in vocational programs and from high school vocational education seniors in spring 1985. In spring 1986, the second…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
Vail, Evan – 1985
These two reports provide a longitudinal perspective on Riverside City College (RCC) students who transferred to the California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) systems. Data available on the CSU transfers include numbers of transfers, 1970-1984; RCC's share of total transfers to the CSU system; broad grade point averages…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Villa, Maryamber – 1981
Designed as a formal response to the Report of the Task Group on Retention and Transfer (HE 014 825), by Gerald Kissler, which is sharply critical of the community college transfer program, this report examines issues related to the transfer of community college students to the University of California (UC) and the California State Universities…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Students
Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1982
A survey of the employers of the 1980 career graduates of Dundalk Community College (DCC) was conducted to evaluate the college's instructional programs and to assess the extent to which DCC assisted graduates in their preparation for career employment. Questionnaires were sent to 73 employers of career and non-career graduates in early 1981.…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, Followup Studies
Blaha, Marjorie K. – 1982
The information presented in this report was compiled during the first phase of an instructional program review at Solano Community College (SCC). Introductory material identifies the purposes of phase I as the agreement upon institutional goals and objectives and the collection of data on current programs, district and student demographics, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Planning, College Programs, Community Colleges
Littrell, Mary Ann; And Others – 1981
Studies of the relationship of counselors' dress to clients' evaluations of counselors have been based on the assumption that the formal/informal nature of clothing is the essential dimension for assessing the meaning of counselor attire. Caucasian (N=226) and Sioux Indian (N=155) high school students and 193 Caucasian community college students…
Descriptors: American Indians, Clothing, Counselor Characteristics, Counselor Client Relationship
Baker, George A.; And Others – 1982
Full texts and abstracts of conference presentations are provided in the proceedings of the 1982 National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development conference held to celebrate and promote teaching excellence in the community college. After an introduction to the conference and its theme by George A. Baker, K. Patricia Cross, in a…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
