This study reviews admissions policies at Oklahoma state colleges and universities to ensure that implementation of admission standards is consistent with the policy's intent and to document the impact of policy on student success. The report covers the period fall 1989 (the year prior to the phase-in of higher admission standards) to fall 1998.…

The administration of Columbia Basin College (CBC) that serves Benton and Franklin Counties in Washington State compiled an annual report for 1999 on the status and accomplishments of the college. Founded in 1955 as part of the public school system, CBC now serves about 12,500 students each year in over 50 academic and technical fields, and offers…

This study assesses the academic performance of Capital Community-Technical College (CCTC) students who transferred to senior institutions in Connecticut and neighboring states between the academic years of 1993-94 and 1996-97. It was designed to address the students' experience at CCTC as compared to the students' experiences at their senior…

This publication is part of a series that reprints articles on a range of thematic issues published in the "Canadian Journal of Higher Education." This collection focuses on access to postsecondary education in Canada. After a preface and an introduction, the six papers are: "Studying Part-Time in Canada's Universities: A Social…

This document presents a brief summary of findings and actions over the last two years in three areas of Germanna Community College's overall student outcomes assessment program. First, program-placed students were tracked from developmental courses into subsequent collegiate coursework. While developmental student performance was roughly…

The transition from high school to college is complex, and this book addresses many of the transitional issues faced by parents of college bound students during that period. The purpose of the book is to provide tips on helping kids make good choices about academics, teacher, friends, and activities in high school; conducting a college search that…

The U.S. Department of Education makes William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans directly to students through the schools they attend. This guide for borrowers addresses: (1) facts about repaying direct loans; (2) consequences of default; (3) managing direct loan records; (4) information review; (5) important things to find out from the school; (6)…

This paper explores an important component of the high college enrollment of Asian American students: application to college while in high school. Using data from the 1988-1992 waves of the National Educational Longitudinal Study (NELS), rates of application to college are compared for Asian Americans and Whites and various Asian American ethnic…

This publication contains the following: (1) Competency-Based Transfer Pilot Project--Final Report. Executive Summary (January 2006); and (2) Competency-Based Transfer Pilot Project: Final Report on House Bill 1909 (January 2005). In 2003, the legislature and governor enacted House Bill 1909 to create a pilot project on competency-based transfer…

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has approached the problem of the amount and flexibility of college entrance requirements from the point of view of both the college and the high school, particularly urging upon the college that low and uncertain entrance requirements constitute one of the chief causes of college…

To help with problems of credit evaluation, articulation, course placement, evaluation of work experience, and academic advising for community college transfer students, Saint Louis University has established a program coordinated with the local colleges. College fairs, campus visits, and publication of a transfer guide series are part of the…

Explores whether measurable differences exist between college-bound Mexican-American students based on sex and city of residence. In a sample of 213 students, females reported more concerns about personal adjustment, health, and interpersonal relationships. No differences were found between small-city students and large-city students. (JAC)

The Advanced Placement Program evolved from the School and College Study of Admission with Advanced Standing. Its progenitors sought to encourage and reward able and ambitious students, to focus on subject matter, to bring school and college teachers together, and to eliminate the lock-step in education. (Author/MLW)

Compares instruction provided at community and four-year colleges based on evaluations obtained from: (1) students who completed their freshman year at a university and then transferred to a community college, and (2) students who transferred to a university after completing one year at a two-year college. (JP)