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Pankanin, Jeanne; Lucas, John A. – 1981
In fall 1980, a survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the impact of participation in major student activities on participants. All students who had ever participated in the Student Senate, campus radio station, school publications, the Program Board, studio theater, or speech team or had won a student award were…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Employment Patterns, Extracurricular Activities
Download full textLucas, John A.; Magad, Eugene – 1996
In fall 1995, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of former students in the Materials/Logistics Management (MLM) program to determine their evaluation of their educational experiences in the program. The sample consisted of 298 former MLM students from 1990 to 1995, including 119 students who had earned 48 credit hours but…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Office Management, Outcomes of Education, Participant Satisfaction
Lucas, John A.; And Others – 1995
In spring 1995, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois surveyed graduates from 1994 to determine their current status, the frequency with which they used cognitive skills, the degree to which they were prepared in the skills, and their evaluation of their placement in English courses. Of the 1,437 graduates from 1994, a random sample of 471…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Lucas, John A.; And Others – 1996
As part of a review of student support services, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of the characteristics of and benefits received by clients of its Career Center (CC) on the main campus and the Career Transition Center (CTC) at its Northeast Center. Both centers provided lists of clients served during the spring and…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Client Characteristics (Human Services), Community Colleges, Marketing
Jonadoss, Nirmala; Lucas, John A. – 1986
An evaluation was conducted of the tutoring services offered at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) using three types of data. First, from the total number of students who used the services, 132 students from fall 1981 and 138 students from fall 1985 were randomly surveyed. Second, Tutoring Center evaluation forms completed by student…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Majors (Students), Participant Satisfaction
Trevor, Rena; Lucas, John A. – 1986
As one element of the evaluation of the Women's Program at William Rainey Harper College, surveys were sent to 500 women who had participated in the offerings of the Women's Program in 1983; and to 194 women who had taken part in Project Turning Point between 1979 and 1981. Study findings, based on a 65% response rate, included the following: (1)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Services, Course Evaluation, Displaced Homemakers
Lucas, John A.; Soto, Linda – 1995
In spring 1995, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois to determine the characteristics and perceptions of students enrolled in WRHC's Institute for Supervisory and Management Development from fall 1993 through spring 1995. Surveys were completed by 27 currently enrolled estimated for this study used K. S.…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Community Colleges, Institutes (Training Programs), Management Development
Lucas, John A. – 1984
In January 1982, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather follow-up data on transfer-oriented students 1 year after they had accumulated at least 48 semester hours of credit. All 820 alumni meeting these criteria were mailed a survey form asking about their current status, evaluation of WRHC, and activity patterns…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Mussell, Roger; Lucas, John A. – 1988
In summer 1987, a follow-up study of Electronic Program graduates was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine their current employment status, to solicit their evaluation of the program, and to identify potential alumni resources for the program. Surveys were mailed to 400 former students who had graduated from the program…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Electricians
Lucas, John A.; Dincher, Judith – 1996
As part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of its Certified Nursing Assistant Program, William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), in Illinois, conducted a follow-up study of program graduates from 1990-95. Surveys were mailed to 378 graduates to determine their employment situation, their evaluation of how beneficial their education was, and the…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Lucas, John A. – 1986
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather follow-up data on transfer-oriented students 1 year after they had accumulated at least 48 hours of credit at WRHC. All 824 alumni meeting these criteria were mailed a survey form asking about their current status, their evaluation of WRHC, and their activity pattern while at…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Trends, Employment Patterns
Follow-Up Study of Former Hearing Impaired Students at Harper College, 1977-1980. Volume XI, No. 17.
Thompson, Tom L.; Lucas, John A. – 1981
In March 1981, a follow-up study of hearing-impaired former students was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather employment and educational information and to evaluate the educational experience of these students at WRHC. The target population consisted of 117 hearing-impaired students who completed their education at WRHC…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Lucas, John A. – 1983
Data were consolidated from 11 studies conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) between 1974 and 1981. The studies surveyed a total of 1,939 students, who left WRHC after attending at least one semester, to determine their educational objectives, current activities, employment characteristics, educational activities, and evaluation of…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
Lucas, John A. – 1987
In 1986, a study was conducted at Illinois' William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to gather follow-up data on transfer-oriented students one year after they had accumulated at least 48 semester hours of credit at WRHC. All 634 alumni meeting these criteria were surveyed concerning their current education/employment status, their evaluation of WRHC,…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to develop a profile of students who withdrew from courses between summer 1992 and spring 1994. Between 1992 and 1994, 13.7% of the 175,000 course enrollments resulted in official withdrawals, representing a 0.4% decrease in withdrawals from the 1990-1992 cohort. An analysis of these…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Dropout Research
