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Follow-Up of 1986 Graduates. Maryland Community Colleges.
McConochie, Daniel D.; And Others – 1987
In 1987, a statewide survey was conducted to examine the experiences and perceptions of 1986 graduates of Maryland's community colleges 1 year after graduation. Questionnaires were mailed by each community college to graduates who received a certificate and/or associate degree between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 1986 (N=7,530). Study findings, based…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employment Patterns
Graduation, Transfer, and Still Enrolled Status Tables for 1982, 1983, 1984, and 1985 Cohorts of First-Time Full-Time Students. Maryland Community Colleges.
McConochie, Daniel D. – 1991
In the Maryland community colleges, a Success Rate Indicator is used to measure student success and is determined from the graduation, transfer, and still-enrolled status of a cohort of first-time full-time students after 4 years. The information is obtained by matching enrollment and graduation files from all public colleges in Maryland. Students…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Attendance Patterns, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
t-Test for Two: A State-Local Research Partnership.
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McConochie, Daniel D.; Tschechtelin, James D. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Describes Maryland's community college research model, whereby State Board for Community Colleges staff work cooperatively with a voluntary statewide organization composed of institutional researchers from each college. Explains agenda setting, procedures, responsibilities, project monitoring, identification and dissemination of…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Researchers
Student Follow-Up of 1976 Entrants: Maryland Community Colleges. Four Years Later.
McConochie, Daniel D. – 1981
In spring 1980, a follow-up study was conducted of all students who entered Maryland community colleges for the first time in fall 1976. Questionnaires were sent to 26,829 students soliciting information on educational objectives and goal achievement, full- or part-time attendance, satisfaction with instruction and overall quality, reasons for…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropouts
Methodology and Implications of Statewide Transfer Trends.
Rajasekhara, Koosappa; McConochie, Daniel D. – 1991
In order to study transfer trends in Maryland, a method was developed for matching student records at two-year sending institutions and four-year receiving institutions in the state. Transfer matrices, which utilized the computerized fall enrollment records of all public two- and four-year institutions in Maryland, allowed for a campus-to-campus…
Descriptors: Cohort Analysis, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Research
Methodology and Implications of Statewide Success Rates of Community College Students.
McConochie, Daniel D.; Rajasekhara, Koosappa – 1992
In 1991, the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges developed the "success rate," a reporting index which combined graduation, transfer, and persistence rates. Success rate matrices were produced by tracking first-time, full-time students representing seven cohorts (1980 to 1986) over a 4-year period, and matching entering…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Outcomes Assessment, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges