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Lucas, John A. – 1982
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to obtain a profile of degree students who withdrew from courses at the college between 1979 and 1982. Study findings, based on forms completed by 10,148 of the 29,410 students who withdrew from courses during this period, included the following: (1) 11.5% of all course enrollments…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Courses, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Download full textHollins, Carol S. – 1984
This compilation of research briefs about John Tyler Community College (JTCC) is designed to aid managers, promote staff development, and inform key persons external to the college of trends at JTCC. The 14 reports included in the compilation are: (1) A Three Year Comparison of Annual Full-time Equivalent (FTES) Enrollment and Annual Unduplicated…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1984
Designed for community colleges that wish to improve their accreditation self-studies, strategic planning, and program reviews by gathering information about students and their learning outcomes, this working paper presents a bank of questionnaire items focusing on student and college outcomes. The item bank is organized into five major…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Environment, Community Colleges, Demography
Polk County Task Force for Adult Educational Needs Assessment, Columbus, NC. – 1984
Developed as part of an assessment of the need for a new Polk County Isothermal Community College campus, this report provides the results of a study conducted to determine the nature and extent of the need for postsecondary education in Polk County and to recommend cost-effective, quality-conscious strategies to meet identified needs. Chapter A…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Surveys
Turner, Caroline Sotello – 1984
The process by which Hispanic students move from two- to four-year colleges was studied. Based on interviewing, case studies are presented for two Hispanic females and two non-Hispanic Caucasian females attending De Anza College, California. Each of the students aspired to eventually transfer to a four-year college. Students' decisions to attend…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Articulation (Education), Case Studies, College Transfer Students
Radcliffe, Susan K. – 1984
This analysis of fall 1984 credit enrollment represents an attempt to understand patterns of enrollment at Howard Community College (HCC) with respect to student demographics and registration status. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) credit enrollments were down for most categories with the most dramatic declines seen in part-time…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Day Students, Enrollment Trends
New Hampshire State Dept. of Education, Concord. Div. of Post-Secondary Education. – 1981
The New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) and the six New Hampshire Vocational-Technical Colleges (NHVTC) offer collegiate education preparing men and women for direct employment in business, industry, health, and service-related fields. At the completion of the 1980-81 academic year, 1036 students had graduated from 48 different programs…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
McCarty, Lisa – 1979
In 1979, the Kansas Association of Community Colleges conducted a survey of students who had previously attended one of the state's 19 community colleges to determine their characteristics (i.e., sex, race, age, full-/part-time classification, and residence); academic characteristics (i.e., previous enrollment, reasons for college attendance,…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Office of Institutional Research and Analysis. – 1982
Spring 1982 course registration data are presented for regular credit programs at the six Hawaii community colleges (i.e., Honolulu, Kapiolani, Kauai, Leeward, Maui, and Windward). Table 1 provides a course registration summary by campus, which contrasts fall 1981 and spring 1982 data in the areas of numbers of courses, classes, and semester…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Programs, Community Colleges, Courses
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1982
This booklet offers information and statistics designed to increase understanding of California's 107-member community college system. First, information is provided on system governance, including the roles of local boards of trustees and the State Board of Governors and the legislation guiding community college operations. Next, financial data…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Heller, Barbara R. – 1982
A study was conducted at the City University of New York (CUNY) to identify the variables that distinguish students who persist through their first and into their second year of college from those who drop out along the way. Retention survey forms were sent to 2,063 students admitted to career programs in fall 1979 and to 3,291 students admitted…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Jordan, Sue A. – 1982
A series of tables, charts, and graphs present data on the characteristics of students enrolled at Lane Community College during the ten-year period 1971-72 through 1980-81. These data reflect an increase of 63.5% in full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollments, with a far greater rate of increase in non-credit FTE enrollments (214.6%) than in credit…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses
Walleri, R. Dan – 1979
A follow-up study of 1977-78 graduates and former full-time students at Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) was conducted to gather comparative data on programs and services and to meet requirements of external agencies. A questionnaire, requesting information on educational and employment activities after completing work at MHCC, was mailed to 711…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Cramer, Ray; Liberty, Susan – 1981
Prepared by the Developmental Skills Committee at Fresno City College (FCC), this report proposes a program of skills instruction and services for underprepared students. Following a historical background, the report defines the underprepared student and outlines the assumptions about budget, course sequencing, and responsibility for curriculum…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Developmental Studies Programs, Financial Support
Lucas, John A. – 1981
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to establish a profile of fall 1980 students and to compare student data with selected community demographic data. Questionnaires were mailed to 498 credit students and 295 continuing education students, soliciting information on sex, marital status, age, occupation, plans, ethnic…
Descriptors: Age, Attendance Patterns, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
