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| Bohrer, Bruce | 1 |
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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
Lucas, John A. – 1977
During fall 1977 registration at William Rainey Harper College, a questionnaire was distributed to all registrants in an attempt to determine the extent of enrollment loss during registration periods due to scheduling problems and to identify steps which might be taken to prevent such losses in the future. Questionnaires were returned by 1,240…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Counseling, Courses, Enrollment Influences
Lucas, John A. – 1980
An evaluation of telephone registration was conducted in September 1979 by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to determine registrants' satisfaction with the process and to identify difficulties they had in reaching the terminal operator. A questionnaire was mailed to 363 students randomly selected from those who had registered by telephone for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Counseling, School Registration, School Surveys
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. – 1980
As part of a continuing program of monitoring the number of student withdrawals and tuition refunds at William Rainey Harper College, students dropping courses during fall 1980 were surveyed to determine their characteristics and reasons for withdrawal. Students who simply stopped attending courses were not included in the study. The survey…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Download full textLucas, John A.; Soto, Linda – 1995
In spring 1995, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a survey of students currently enrolled in Continuing Education Computer Training. The purpose of this study was to gather data on the characteristics and perceptions of students regarding benefits of the courses, as well as information on how students heard of the courses and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computers, Marketing, Professional Continuing Education
Lucas, John A.; Soto, Linda – 1995
As part of a review of its Small Business Management courses and seminars, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of students currently enrolled in spring 1995 and students who had enrolled from fall 1993 to fall 1994 to determine the students' characteristics, the effectiveness of marketing efforts, and students' perceptions…
Descriptors: Business Administration, Business Education, Community Colleges, Marketing
