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| Puyear, Don | 1 |
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Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
A study was conducted in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to identify changes in student retention rates since a marketing and retention initiative was undertaken in 1985. The study also sought to determine factors that may have affected retention and colleges that showed exceptionally high, low, or improved retention rates. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
A study was conducted in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to determine the retention rates and academic achievement of part-time, degree-seeking students. The enrollment files of the VCCS colleges were examined to identify each individual enrolled in the fall quarters between 1985 and 1987, to determine full-/part-time enrollment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Puyear, Don – 1990
In 1989, a study was conducted of the persistence and graduation rates of full-time, degree-seeking students who enrolled in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) for the first time in fall 1981 through fall 1986. Persistence was determined by the presence of the student in the enrolled student database, regardless of whether the student…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
