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Lucas, John A. – 1984
A longitudinal study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide basic institutional data about student performance and achievement based on an analysis of student academic records. Samples of 200 full-time and 200 part-time students were selected from successive classes from 1973 through 1983. Study findings included the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationLucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1991
A longitudinal study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College, in Palatine, Illinois, to observe the performance and achievement of all credit students entering the college from fall 1979 through fall 1989. Academic records were analyzed for 14,908 full-time and 30,082 part-time students. Study findings included the following: (1) over the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age, College Transfer Students
Lucas, John A. – 1989
As part of an effort by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine the educational needs of minorities on campus and in the community, a study was conducted of the academic performance of different ethnic groups. Using student transcripts, the longitudinal performances of 100-student samples each of Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics were…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Age, Asian Americans
