Previous studies conducted by the California Postsecondary Education Commission regarding student eligibility and college going rates determined that gaps exist in eligibility and enrollment rates among racial/ethnic groups. White and Asian students are eligible for the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) at much…

The purpose of this paper is to examine the influence of gender-specific peer groups on students' intentions and realisations to stay on into post-compulsory education at the age of 16. This is an important area for research as one of the UK government's aims is to achieve a 50% staying on rate in higher education at the age of 16. However, this…

The impact of college on vocabulary and mathematics achievement test scores was studied. Identical tests were administered to students before they left high school and 7 years after high school graduation. The research design controlled for socioeconomic background and initial ability levels as measured in high school. Analyses for blacks and…

Results of the 1985 Recent College Graduates survey, which investigated the employment status, current occupation, salary, and continuation in school of bachelor's degree recipients, are presented. The study group was a nationally representative sample of about 16,000 bachelor's degree recipients. One year after graduation, 64% of arts and…

The theory that a trajectory of adult student participation exists in college was tested in a multi-institution setting. The theory posits that the typical flow would begin with noncredit enrollment and culminate in matriculation. The study was conducted at a suburban community education center serving as the host site for credit courses from a…

A statewide study was conducted in 1982 to describe the impact of Oregon's 15 community colleges on the state's economy as well as the impact of each college on the economy of its district. Economic impact was defined for the study as the money in circulation within the state or college district due to the existence of the college; i.e.,…

A comparison of telephone and mail surveys of accepted applicants who chose not to attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University was undertaken. The telephone method was used to interview the undergraduate applicants' parents, while the mail survey was sent to graduate school applicants. The telephone survey concerned 161 in-state…

A sample of 450 accepted non-enrolling Fall 1977 freshman were surveyed to determine their reasons for applying to but not attending the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Arts and Science at Geneseo. The sample was evenly distributed across the range of Regents Scholarship Examination (RSE) scores and 208 (46.2 percent) responded. The…

This survey explored the reasons why 30-40% of prospective students every semester who apply for admission to Santa Ana College fail to register, identified characteristics of non-registrants, and attempted to determine whether aid and/or intervention by college staff could haveprevented these pre-registration drop-outs. A sample of 130 was…

In order to determine the barriers to enrollment in Wisconsin vocational and technical institutes, 440 questionnaires were sent to potential students in the 1975-76 school year; 198 questionnaires were returned, over half from students who had applied but did not attend, for a response rate of 45%. Results of the survey indicated that, overall,…

Using College Board file information and a follow-up of 1981 high school graduates, the educational plans, educational outcomes, and other characteristics of students with different combinations of family incomes and test scores were compared in a study of the influence of those factors on educational outcomes. (MSE)

This annual report of direct entry high school graduates presents draw data for Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) from 1994 through 1999. Statistics include reference to: (1) changes in the size of high school graduation classes; (2) changes in the draw to the College of these graduates; and (3) campus of enrollment from individual high…

In an effort to understand the behavior and choices of Oregon's high school graduates, the Oregon University System conducted a telephone survey of a random sample of the Oregon high school graduating class of 2001. This biennial study, fifth in a series begun in 1993, seeks to identify the proportion of the graduating class that attended a…

This survey of Ohio adults was intended to gauge attitudes on a range of educational issues. Key findings include: (1) Ohioans are optimistic about the future; (2) they favor limiting school enrollment to 400 or less; (3) respondents believe that in addition to rebuilding the physical structure of Ohio's schools, there is a need to rebuild the…

Following the 1990 census, which determined that 12.3% of West Virginia's citizens over 25 years old were college graduates while the national average was 23.6 percent, several initiatives were undertaken to raise standards for education. This paper reports on a study designed to elicit the opinions of students, educators, and parents about…