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Download full textHead, Ronald B. – 1989
Each year, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) examines longitudinal data on fall term minority enrollment to identify trends which may be of interest to those involved in planning student recruitment and retention activities. The findings of the 1988 study indicated that: (1) 468 minority students enrolled at PVCC during fall 1988,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Colleges
Flaherty, Toni; Lucas, John A. – 1989
Since 1974, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) has conducted 12 surveys of students who dropped out after one or more semesters of attendance without having accumulated 48 credit hours. Each spring and fall from fall 1974 to spring 1987, students who had attended WRHC the previous term, but who were not enrolled for the current term, were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Iadevaia, David G. – 1989
A study was conducted at Pima Community College to determine the relationship between the final grade received by students in an introductory, algebra-based physics course (PHY 121) and their scores on the reading, writing, and mathematics portions of the college's nonmandatory assessment test. Between 1983 and 1988, 639 students obtained a final…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Williams, Jean – 1989
In 1988, a quantitative and qualitative analysis was conducted to determine the effectiveness, quality, and image of Patrick Henry Community College's (PHCC's) nursing program. The study was initiated in response to faculty and administrator concern about the low passing rates of nursing graduates on the state licensing board examination. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Curriculum, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Schrader, Marvin A. – 1988
A study was conducted at Lakeshore Technical College (LTC) to assess the relationship between students' overall ratings of their instructors and their ratings of particular aspects of their courses. The study sample included 262 first-year students enrolled in at least one general education course and one occupational course in fall 1986. Students…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Questionnaires, School Surveys
Brawer, Florence B. – 1987
The fine and performing arts have long been a part of the two-year college curriculum, though the organizational structures of the colleges have afforded these courses limited visibility and widely varying roles within the curriculum. In 1987, a study was conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges to determine the goals and…
Descriptors: Age, College Curriculum, Community Colleges, Courses
Rosenwasser, Marie – 1985
A research project was conducted in fall 1984 to identify all developmental classes taught in Washington's community colleges and to collect enrollment and student data for the entire system. Study findings, based on responses from 23 colleges and information provided by the Washington State Board for Community College Education, included the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Enrollment Rate
Parrott, Marietta; And Others – 1982
A study was conducted at College of the Sequoias (COS) to gather information about patterns of library utilization among vocational students. Specifically, the study focused on vocational students' attitudes toward libraries, differences between the attitudes of library users and non-users, factors influencing library use, vocational faculty use…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Library Services, Questionnaires
Reed, Cheryl B. – 1986
A study was conducted at Howard Community College (HCC) to provide a comprehensive profile of all students who graduated with a degree or certificate from HCC in 1984. Survey questionnaires were sent to all 267 graduates, requesting information on current employment/educational status, primary reason for attending HCC, achievement of goals,…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Employment Patterns, Followup Studies
Baldwin, Anne – 1985
This enrollment summary provides collegewide and campus data for Miami-Dade Community College for the 5-year period from 1980-81 to 1984-85. Summary data are presented for three major variables: credit/non-credit enrollments, semester credits, and credit load. These variables are tabulated by enrollment elements of interest, such as ethnic…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Declining Enrollment
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of the Chancellor for Community Colleges. – 1986
Descriptive and statistical information is presented for the University of Hawaii's (UH's) community colleges and Employment Training Office. The first sections of the fact book examine the mission of Hawaii's community colleges and their administrative organization. Next, an overview is presented of the community college system, providing brief…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Lewis, Merrilee R.; And Others – 1985
A study was conducted in fall 1985 to determine how well students at San Joaquin Delta College (SJDC) were prepared in reading, writing, and mathematics, comparing students by ethnicity, high school status, and age. SJDC uses the Comparative Guidance Placement (CGP) Tests to to assess all new students who do not have an Associate of Arts degree or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Schonberger, Ann K. – 1982
A study was conducted to contrast the characteristics of three groups of college students who completed a developmental algebra course at the University of Maine at Orono during 1980-81. On the basis of a two-part final examination, involving a multiple-choice test of algebraic concepts and skills and a free-response test of problem-solving…
Descriptors: Algebra, Basic Skills, Cognitive Ability, Cognitive Style
Stein, June – 1982
A follow-up study of 1980-81 graduates of Minneapolis Community College (MCC) was conducted to ascertain information on students' employment and educational activities since graduation; their attitudes towards the education received at MCC; and their use of various college services and activities. In spring 1982, questionnaires were sent to the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Talbot, Gilles L. – 1981
There is a strong popular belief that self-concept and motivation are intricately related to performance. To test this theory, a study was conducted to determine if increases in student self-enhancement and intrinsic motivation would explain increased academic performance. Students (N=472) in experimental groups completed interest inventories,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Dropout Research, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
