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Clasemann, Cory; Boon, Rachel Dykstra – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2019
Although not a new phenomenon, student swirl and drift continues to grow, and student enrollment patterns are becoming progressively more complex. Many students attend multiple institutions throughout their academic careers, either separately or concurrently, often starting while they are still enrolled in high school. The role of institutional…
Descriptors: Student Development, School Holding Power, Academic Persistence, Transfer Students
Clotfelter, Charles T.; Ladd, Helen F.; Muschkin, Clara G.; Vigdor, Jacob L. – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2012
Community colleges are complex organizations and assessing their performance, though important, is difficult. Compared to four-year colleges and universities, community colleges serve a more diverse population and provide a wider variety of educational programs that include continuing education and technical training for adults, and diplomas,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Success, Educational Attainment, Graduation Rate
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Hughes, Bob – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
Community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) often serve the same populations; however, the historical purposes, policies, and practices of HBCUs often better prepare them to serve first-generation students. Although both HBCUs and community colleges have their origins within the same historical period, the forces…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Black Colleges, Transfer Students, Institutional Characteristics
Dow, Daphne – University of North Carolina Office of the President, 2009
The University of North Carolina presents the forty-first annual "Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolina." This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the State in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Enrollment, College Housing
Yang, Xiaoyun – University of North Carolina Office of the President, 2007
The University of North Carolina presents the thirty-ninth annual "Statistical Abstract of Higher Education in North Carolinaa." This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the State in their quantitative aspect, from simple counts of enrollment and degrees conferred to complex analyses of the flow of student…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Institutional Research, Enrollment, College Housing