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Download full textIsonio, Steven – 1993
During spring 1992, the Combined English Language Skills Assessment (CELSA) test was piloted with a sample of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes at Golden West College (GWC) in Huntington Beach, California. The CELSA, which utilizes a cloze format including parts of conversations and short dialogues, combines items from beginning,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cutting Scores, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Suffet, Eileen – 1988
During 1987-88, Manor Junior College, in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, developed a semester-long freshman seminar designed to help students understand the college system, to strengthen students' identification with their vocational program and career choice, and to improve students' academic competencies and confidence in their ability to achieve…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Career Exploration, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Knight, William E. – 1992
In 1992, the Community College Student Experiences Questionnaire (CCSEQ) was administered in class to a randomly selected group of 1,062 students at the two-year regional campuses of Kent State University (KSU). Specifically, the study sought to provide information about the characteristics, experiences, involvement, gains, and satisfaction of…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Participant Satisfaction
Walters, Judy E. – 1994
California Assembly Bill 1725 requires the development and implementation of a comprehensive community college educational and fiscal accountability system. In response to the bill, the Chancellor's Office (CO) of the California Community Colleges is moving away from its traditional functions of compliance and regulatory activity toward…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Administration, College Governing Councils, College Outcomes Assessment
Cepeda, Rita – 1994
The mission of the California Community Colleges, first articulated in the "Master Plan for Higher Education" (1960) and since reaffirmed in California Assembly Bill 1725, is to provide Californians with quality courses and programs in transfer and career education and in the mastery of basic skills and English as a Second Language…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Demand
Baldwin, Anne – 1993
While most associate in arts (AA) graduates who transfer to the Florida State University System (SUS) achieve satisfactory grade point averages, some do not. For Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) graduates, over 22% of the students in some disciplines have achieved grade point averages (GPA's) under 2.0. For the disciplines of…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Business Education, College Credits, College Transfer Students
Eissa, Debbie – 1994
California's Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program is designed to provide education, job training, and support services to help welfare recipients enter the workforce. As part of an effort to monitor the California Community Colleges' (CCC's) GAIN effort, the Office of the Chancellor conducted a study of GAIN student characteristics,…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Grants
Santa Rosa Junior Coll., CA. – 1993
In September 1992, a peer mentoring program was initiated at Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), in California, to address the disproportionately low enrollment and retention rates of minority and disabled students. This handbook is designed for colleges considering establishing similar mentoring programs and provides background information on…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Counseling Services, Equal Education
Hahn, Norman P. – 1993
The E-Mail (electronic mail) and BBS (electronic bulletin board systems) Course at Thomas Nelson Community College, in Hampton, Virginia is designed to provide an introduction to e-mail and BBS systems, as well as information on the installation, operation, and administration of such systems. This document describes the class and provides…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Computer Oriented Programs
Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Olympia. – 1994
Four studies on transfer students in Washington community colleges were conducted to determine whether community colleges play an important role in the achievement of the bachelor's degree and to learn at which points Washington community college students have difficulty in completing their education objectives. The studies included a bachelor's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Harris, John – 1994
In 1969, the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) established a centralized student-specific data system from which state and federal reports and management information could be developed. However, this system provides no information about students and graduates after they leave the system. In order to augment the inconsistent data gathered…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Data Collection, Educational Assessment
Los Angeles Community Coll. District, CA. – 1994
This 1993 annual report provides information on student demographics, college programs, and educational finances in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), which, with more than 117,000 students, is the largest community college district in the nation. The report begins with a statement from Donald Phelps, the outgoing chancellor of…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Luna, Wilson – 1993
A study was conducted to assess the needs of adult learners at Gateway Community-Technical College (GCTC), in North Haven, Connecticut. An extended literature review resulted the choice of the three-part Adult Learner Needs Assessment Survey (ALNAS). In spring 1993, the ALNAS was administered to adult learners in classes at GCTC, resulting in 400…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges
Windham, Patricia – 1994
In order to better understand the factors that contribute to student attrition in community colleges, a study was undertaken to track a cohort of 1990 first-time students at a Florida public community college for 2 years. Once the cohort students were identified, a file was built containing both demographic and academic attributes, including age,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Stone, Nancy; Miller, Karen – 1991
"Effective Reading" (ER) is a community college course designed to help developmental readers succeed in college reading through improved reading comprehension. The course is based on current research which indicates that successful comprehension can take place if students follow three steps: predicting (pre-reading strategies such as surveying…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Community Colleges, Context Clues, Learning Theories
