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ERIC Number: ED135438
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1977-Mar
Pages: 11
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Selected Characteristics, Classified and Unclassified (Regular) Students; Community Colleges, Spring 1977.
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System.
This report examines selected characteristics of regular credit (classified and unclassified) students in the Hawaii community colleges in spring 1977. Data for this report were derived from student applications, personal history forms, and student class registrations. Analysis of the data revealed: (1) regular students (20,625) comprised 71% of the total registrations (28,858) in community college programs; (2) spring 1977 enrollment of regular students was 1% less than in fall 1976; (3) males (57%) outnumbered females (43%), consistent with the pattern of previous semesters; (4) mean age of students was 25.5 years, compared to 24.7 years in fall 1976 and 26.0 in spring 1976; (5) the modal age group was the 18-19 year-old category; (6) 47% of the students were enrolled in the liberal arts program while 44% were enrolled in the vocational program; (7) average semester hours taken was 10.5 compared to 10.8 in the previous fall, and constituted the lowest average in three years; (8) 45% of the students were part-time, compared to 42% in the previous two semesters; and (9) 73% were continuing students and 13% were new students. Tabular and graphic data pertaining to student characteristics and enrollment are attached, including comparative data for the six semesters fall 1974 through spring 1977. (JDS)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
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Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System.
Identifiers - Location: Hawaii
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