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Lucas, John A. – 1978
Random samples of 405 traditional credit students at Harper College (3.2% of the student population) and 199 continuing education (CED) students (2.5% of total CED population) were surveyed by mail to provide a fall 1977 student profile. Response rates of 86% for traditional credit and 76% for CED students were obtained. Automated student data and…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Adult Education, Adult Students, Age
McMannis, M. Scott; Lucas, John A. – 1977
This study was designed to determine how to attract additional students to enroll during "Winterim," a two-week session which is scheduled between the regular fall and spring semesters at William Rainey Harper College. One hundred and seventy-five traditional credit and 94 continuing education students who attended Winterim in 1977…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
Lucas, John A. – 1977
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…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Age, Community Colleges
Lucas, John A. – 1977
In order to provide a fall 1976 student profile and to determine the college's market penetration, William Rainey Harper College drew a random sample of 400 traditional credit and 194 continuing education students, representing respectively 3.2% and 2.4% of the total student population. Traditional credit students averaged 27 years of age; 57.8%…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Age, Community Colleges