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Valuable Learning or "Spinning Their Wheels"? Understanding Excess Credits Earned by Community College Associate Degree Completers. CCRC Working Paper No. 44
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Zeidenberg, Matthew – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Substantial numbers of students who earn an associate degree from a community college accumulate more college credits than are required. This is an important phenomenon for at least two related reasons. First, it raises the issue of efficiency: Are students getting their degrees in the most expeditious manner, both in terms of time out of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Credits, Associate Degrees, College Graduates
Studying Transfer Students. Part II: Dimensions of Transfer Students' Adjustment
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Laanan, Frankie Santos – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2007
The movement of students from community colleges to 4-year colleges or universities has been an area of inquiry that has received attention from researchers and policy makers. A plethora of research has focused on the academic outcomes of transfer students at senior institutions. Specifically, the concept of "transfer shock" has been…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Culture Conflict, Community Colleges, Questionnaires
A Qualitative Study of Two-To-Four-Year Transfer Practices in California Community Colleges: An Analysis of Seven Case Studies Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher-than-Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Mery, Pamela; Schiorring, Eva – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
Which factors promote transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges and universities? What can individuals learn about transfer from tracking cohorts of students? What can they learn from studying colleges that have a strong track record of transferring students? These questions are at the center of a study funded in 2007 by the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Transfer Rates (College), College Transfer Students, Transfer Policy
Transfer Velocity Project: Key Findings on Student Transfer in California Community Colleges
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Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2010
Which factors promote student transfer from California Community Colleges (CCC) to baccalaureate-granting institutions? How do community college practices support this transition? Which student behaviors and characteristics particularly facilitate their movement to four-year colleges and universities? The Research and Planning Group for California…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Educational Policy, Research Projects, Student Behavior
Transfer Practices at Skyline College: Case Study #7 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Mery, Pamela; Johnstone, Rob – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded, based on a competitive grant competition, the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the…
Descriptors: Student Personnel Services, Caring, Community Colleges, Transfer Rates (College)
Transfer Practices at Irvine Valley College: Case Study #2 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Over, Lucinda; Kozeracki, Carol – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research & Planning Group of the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Transfer Rates (College), College Transfer Students, Transfer Policy
Transfer Practices at Reedley College: Case Study #5 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Johnstone, Rob; Schiorring, Eva – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research & Planning Group of the…
Descriptors: Outreach Programs, Student Characteristics, Educational Technology, Videoconferencing
Transfer Practices at San Diego City College: Case Study #6 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Kozeracki, Carol; Inciong, Denice – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research & Planning Group of the…
Descriptors: Organizational Change, Urban Schools, Minority Group Students, Community Colleges
Transfer Practices at Porterville College: Case Study #4 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Mery, Pamela; Schiorring, Eva – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research & Planning Group of the…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, Economically Disadvantaged, Small Colleges, Community Colleges
Transfer Practices at Los Angeles Southwest College: Case Study #3 of 7 Featuring Colleges with Consistently Higher than Expected Transfer Rates, Fall 2008
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Inciong, Denice; Over, Lucinda – Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2008
In Spring 2007, the State Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges awarded the Transfer Leadership Center (TLC) study to investigate two-to-four year transfer practices and strategies. As part of the study's qualitative component, research teams from the Center for Student Success of the Research & Planning Group of the…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Small Colleges, Federal Programs, School Community Relationship