In order to ascertain how well Essex County College (ECC) prepared its transfer students for upper-division academic coursework at transfer institutions, students who transferred to four-year institutions in the terms beginning January 1974 and September 1974 were surveyed. Responses were received from 413 students. Among the findings were: (1)…

Financial aid has historically rewarded accomplished students or assisted needy ones. Recent policies reflect a new goal: to increase college enrollment. The power of financial aid to change prospective students' minds is assessed in this study. It is found that most aid intended to attract new students would go to students who would have enrolled…

A study of 195 reverse transfer students showed that following a poor academic performance at the university, the students achieved satisfactorily at the two-year college. Students who later returned to the university improved their grades with each quarter's course work. Factors associated with academic performance at the two institutions are…

Middle College High School, located on the urban campus of LaGuardia Community College in New York, concentrates on motivating potential dropouts to graduate from high school and go on to college. Its establishment in 1974, problems, and successes are described, along with other institutions' efforts at dropout prevention. (LBH)

Examined first and second generation college attenders and their parents, approaching the college selection process. Students and parents completed questionnaires on attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and attributes. Parents who did not attend college emphasized cost, academic reputation, and personal attention; their offspring, social activities.…

Describes the Action Center for Education Services and Scholarship (ACCESS) program of the Boston (MA) Public Schools in collaboration with the local business community. ACCESS provides (1) counseling to help high school students apply for financial aid; and (2) grants to supplement financial aid if that is necessary to meet college costs. (PS)

An empirical model of the enrollment decision for students admitted both to Rutgers University and to at least one alternate college is described. Students base their enrollment decision on the relative quality of the schools, their own abilities and family resources, and the net costs of the schools. (Author/MLW)

Argues that transfer options for occupational-technical students have not kept pace with the high transfer rates of this group. Reports on the characteristics of the career-track transfer population, articulation formats for career-track transfer, and policy barriers to articulation. Reviews recent calls for and steps taken toward transfer…

The center of Academic Interinstitutional Programs helps students prepare for college by providing a bridge between UCLA and sending high schools. Its goal is to reshape teacher education. The following are discussed: (1) program's historical perspective; (2) offerings in various disciplines; (3) issues and lessons learned; and (4) conceptual…

The following data for 50 states of the United States were analyzed: Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) verbal, mathematics, and total scores; percentage of high school graduates taking the SAT; percentage of nonminority students; pupil teacher ratio; teacher salary; pupil expenditure; state expenditures for education; average income; and employment…

A university director of admissions's visit to high schools for military dependents in West Germany is described. The trip was made to encourage college application among dependent students and to assist them in receiving further information from the colleges of their choice. (MSE)

Presents findings from a survey of 292 community college-bound high school seniors, 86 community college administrators, and 21 community college counselors conducted to analyze differences in the perceptions of the three groups regarding student needs for counseling and advising. (AYC)

Institutions need to identify new ways to facilitate the return and adaption of students to higher education and its environment. The purpose of this article is to propose the Student Reentry Center as a timely and feasible plan to assist and encourage students in their reenrollment for academic study. (Author/NG)

This guide provides moderators with a sense of what deliberation means, their roles, the dialogue format, and principles and skills they need to keep in mind as they interact with the participants. The purpose of a deliberative dialogue is to bring community members together to discuss a relevant and important issue. The question addressed in this…

Accurate measures of transfer are important to the assessment of community college outcomes. This article uses a relatively new database from the National Student Clearinghouse to assess transfer rates at the State University of New York community colleges. Past studies only tracked students within the public sector of a given state. Once…