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Catlin, Steven J.; Lucas, John A. – 1983
A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), Palatine, Ill., to determine reasons why 13% of the students who applied to the college for fall 1982 did not register for classes. A sample of 200 of the 838 fall 1982 no-shows was selected for telephone interviews. Survey findings, based on a 79.5% response rate, included the…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
Bohrer, Bruce; Lucas, John A. – 1991
A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to determine the reasons why nearly 16% of the students who applied to the college for fall 1990 did not register by the first week of classes. Results were compared to those of a similar study conducted of 1982 no shows. A sample of 300 of the 854 fall 1990…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Choice, Community Colleges, Enrollment Influences
Lucas, John A. – 1983
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of fall 1982 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 498 degree credit students and 300 continuing education students were surveyed. Based on responses…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Enrollment Influences
Wisner, Patricia A.; Lucas, John A. – 1984
In spring 1984, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to investigate the needs of the more mature students attending the college. Telephone interviews were conducted with 143 students aged 60 to 64 (pre-seniors) and 155 students aged 65 or over (senior citizens), representing 81.7% and 91.2%, respectively, of the older…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Educational Attainment
Lucas, John A. – 1984
A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a profile of 1983 college students to be compared with community demographic data and earlier research findings. Random samples of 500 degree credit students and 299 continuing education students were surveyed by mail. Study findings, based on responses from 88% of the…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Demography
Lucas, John A. – 1987
In fall 1985, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to provide a student profile for general information purposes, to gather data not available on the college's automated data file, and to analyze WRHC's marketing outreach. Surveys were mailed to random samples of 500 credit degree students and 300 continuing education…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Educational Trends
Lucas, John A. – 1982
A study of students enrolled at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in fall 1981 was conducted to obtain demographic data and information on students' goals and relationship with the college, and to compare student data with community demographic data. A random sample of 500 traditional credit and 300 continuing education students was surveyed by…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Enrollment Trends
Download full textLucas, John A.; And Others – 1994
A follow-up study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to investigate the experiences of students 25 years of age and older at the college, including the services they used, the barriers they faced, and the ways WRHC could assist adult students in the future. A survey instrument was mailed to a stratified random sample…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, Community Colleges, Educational Attitudes
Lucas, John A. – 1988
In spring 1987, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the satisfaction of minority students with campus life and to gather selected demographic and performance data. Random samples of 100 Asian, 100 Black, 100 Hispanic, and 100 White students were surveyed by mail or, if there was no response to the mail survey,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian Americans, Black Students, Community Colleges
Lucas, John A. – 1982
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to obtain a profile of degree students who withdrew from courses at the college between 1979 and 1982. Study findings, based on forms completed by 10,148 of the 29,410 students who withdrew from courses during this period, included the following: (1) 11.5% of all course enrollments…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Courses, Dropout Attitudes, Dropout Characteristics
Meltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1990
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of fall 1989 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students (NCS's) were surveyed,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationMeltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1990 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Evans, George; Lucas, John A. – 1988
A follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of students who had completed several courses in the Criminal Justice Program to determine why students left the criminal justice field, examine Criminal Justice students' enrollment and course-taking patterns, and to analyze withdrawal and failure rates in the course,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1993 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree-credit students (representing 3.2% of the 15,518 students…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
Lucas, John A. – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to evaluate the effectiveness of a new academic probation intervention program. Probationary students are those who are warned the previous semester but whose grade point averages (GPA's) still fall below 2.0 (4-point scale). Students on probation must participate…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Failure, Academic Probation
