In California, the combination of budget cuts and high unemployment from the Great Recession has resulted in "overcrowded" conditions, with more students attempting to enroll in fewer available classes. State-level policy recommendations have focused on altering registration priorities to mitigate the impact of overcrowding, but it is…

In California, the combination of budget cuts and high unemployment from the Great Recession has resulted in "overcrowded" conditions, with more students attempting to enroll in fewer available classes. State-level policy recommendations have focused on altering registration priorities to mitigate the impact of overcrowding, but it is…

Surveyed 99 California community colleges to examine placement and assessment practices. Results indicated that most college registration programs involve counseling, orientation programs, and the use of computers. Assessment for English placement was ranked as the most important. Overall, there was a great diversity in practices, standards, and…

Using questionnaires sent to deans or vice presidents of student personnel services at 15 southern California community colleges, to department chairpersons and/or division deans, and to student representatives, as well as copies of 1977-78 college catalogs and class schedules, this study tracked down and reviewed some of the stumbling blocks,…