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Lucas, John A. – 1983
A follow-up study was conducted of stopouts and alumni of William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to assess the long-term impact of the college upon its students. The targeted population was composed of 989 career and transfer alumni (who had accumulated 48 hours or more in a career or baccalaureate-oriented program during 1974-75), and 189 stopout…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Dropout Research
Six Year Follow-Up Study of 1976-1978 Alumni and Stopouts. Research Report Series Volume XIV, No. 2.
Lucas, John A. – 1985
In summer 1984, a follow-up study was conducted in Illinois at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of the stopouts and transfer and career program alumni who left WRHC between 1976 and 1978. The study sought to assess the long-term impact of WRHC on its students. A mailed survey and follow-up telephone calls to 1,294 former students yielded a 50%…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Research
Download full textLucas, John A.; Zilkowski, Robert R. – 1994
As part of the program evaluation and review process at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois, a follow-up study was conducted of students who had enrolled in the college's Word Processing Program between summer 1989 and spring 1994. A survey was mailed to 500 former students, receiving a response rate of 37.6%. Study findings included…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Graduate Surveys
Lucas, John A. – 1982
In 1981, a follow-up study of 1979-80 students in William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) career programs was conducted to gather information about former students' employment and/or educational status and to obtain their evaluations of WRHC's programs and services. After two questionnaire mailings and a telephone follow-up of 681 former…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Lehmann, Guenter; Lucas, John A. – 1978
Surveys were mailed to the 257 students who had enrolled in the first of the core courses in the architecture transfer program (ARC) at Harper College between 1969 and 1978. Of the target population, 18% had stopped at this point; 22% had enrolled in two ARC courses; 20% had enrolled in three ARC courses; 21% had met minimum requirements by taking…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Architectural Education, Career Choice, College Transfer Students
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1990
In 1989, a follow-up study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) of alumni and dropouts 6 to 7 years after they had left WRHC. The study sought to provide a general assessment of the long-term impact of WRHC on its students. The target population was composed of all 1981 and 1983 transfer alumni, all 1982 career alumni, and a…
Descriptors: Alumni, College Graduates, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted to evaluate the career programs at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) (Illinois) through a local follow-up of WRHC career alumni. Alumni who earned 48 or more credit hours during the 1991-92 year in a career major were surveyed. After two mailings and a telephone follow-up, a 73% response rate was achieved. Study findings,…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attainment
Lucas, John A. – 1980
Part of William Rainey Harper College's (WRHC's) evaluation of its career programs, this report summarizes two career alumni follow-up studies conducted by WRHC in 1976 and 1978 and two statewide studies conducted by the Illinois Community College Board--a longitudinal study of 1974-entering, career, community college students and a follow-up of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Hildebrandt, Sharrie; Lucas, John A. – 1980
In fall 1979, a study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine the characteristics, attitudes, and activities of former and present students in the Legal Technology Program. All students enrolled in a selected Legal Technology course between fall 1974 and fall 1979 were included in the survey. The questionnaire solicited…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Libraries, Education Work Relationship, Educational Background
Lucas, John A.; Trunk, Rose – 1994
As part of the program evaluation and review process at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois, a follow-up study was conducted of 433 Business Transfer (BT's) students who had taken Accounting 203; and Accounting Aide (AA's) majors who attended Harper sometime between fall 1988 and summer 1993. A survey received a 40% response rate for…
Descriptors: Accounting, Business Education, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
