The future of higher education, especially that of the community college, is discussed. The role of the community college in advancing new concepts--such as open admissions, equal opportunity, and community involvement--is recounted. The development of higher education in the United States is traced, and problems created by the recently instituted…

Analysis of the transcripts of 200 full-time and 200 part-time beginning traditional credit students randomly sampled from the population of students entering each fall from 1967 to 1975 at William Rainey Harper College indicated that: (1) overall student grade point average rose in direct relationship to changes in grading policy; (2) the grade…

A study was conducted at Valencia Community College (VCC) to evaluate VCC's success in meeting the community's need for volunteers, to determine the needs of student volunteers, and to discover what kinds of students were participating in the student volunteer program. Results of a questionnaire completed by 72 student volunteers indicated that…

The significance of the difference between two groups of suspended probationary students was measured to determine the effect of a counseling program on the academic suspension rate. Students (N=1,160 or 61%) suspended at the end of the Fall 1977 semester were compared with probationary students (N=1,325 or 59%) who were introduced to the special…

The purpose of this study was to describe the frequency of occurrence of the cognitive style of field dependence in "new" students in the community college. The study sample consisted of 633 students from six community colleges, 379 of which had college admissions test scores available. Of these 379 students, 203 had scored at or below…

This study examined selected characteristics of 1,682 students who withdrew from Los Angeles City College during the spring semesters of 1973, 1974, 1975, and 1976, and compared them to the characteristics of the spring 1976 total day student population. About 68% of the withdrawees were of non-Caucasian background, compared with a non-Caucasian…

Until spring 1974, the Special Admissions Program had been making great strides vis-a-vis students' progress in an academic setting. Teddie Alton, a student intern in College Discovery, compiled a "Grade Distribution of Special Admissions Students (fall 1971 to spring 1974)" which is attached to this document. A careful study of this…

Of the 5,227 1973-74 graduates of the Virginia Community College System, the majority (61 percent) were men. Racial minorities comprised 11 percent of the graduates. Although the largest single age group was 21 years or younger, the majority of the graduates were at least 22 years old. Thirteen percent were older than 35, and the median age for…

In fall 1974, Hostos Community College (HCC) participated in the national survey of college freshmen which is conducted annually by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP) of the American Council on Education, and UCLA. The population served by Hostos Community College is, for the most part, comprised of economically disadvantaged,…

The profile data in this report were obtained from the administration of the biographical inventory of the Career Guidance Program to students entering New York City Community College during fall semester 1974. Usable inventories were completed and returned by 3,564 students. The two basic purposes of the study were: (1) to describe and analyze…

The purpose of this practicum was to determine the need for an occupational information center at Gaston College (North Carolina). Many community college students have not selected their occupations, thus community college administrators must make a concerted effort to provide adequate occupational information for students facing this crucial…

The present Associate Degree Completion Program (ADCOP), which enrolls approximately 2,700 senior enlisted personnel in 14 junior colleges for full-time vocational/technical study at Navy expense, is costly and of little tangible benefit to the Navy. The ADCOP was designed in 1966 as a method of retraining career enlisted personnel and encouraging…

This fifth annual survey presents the racial and ethnic distribution of students and staff in California community colleges. The emphasis is changed from previous years, however, to include statistical data on the sex composition of students and staff, and progress by the Chancellor's Office and the colleges in affirmative action efforts,…

The rhetoric of the community colleges presents them as democratizing agents, enabling the underprivileged to move upward in society through education. While this is their purpose, the community colleges also aspire to gain acceptance as regular members of the system of higher education. In Connecticut, the image of the community colleges suffers…

The purpose of this study was to determine the drug usage of 107 students enrolled in randomly selected behavioral science courses at Broward Community College (Florida) in 1974. The relationship of the variables of sex and income to drug usage was also investigated. A review of the literature relating to student drug usage notes trends in drug…