This document provides enrollment and Average Daily Attendance (ADA) projections for the district and for each college within the district for the next five years. Enrollment data are divided into day and evening components; ADA data are divided into Defined Adult and Other-Than-Defined-Adult components. District enrollment is projected to total…

A study was conducted at Catonsville Community College to investigate the relationship between grade received and attendance during the fall 1971 semester. No attempt was made to establish a cause-effect relationship. Analyses were based upon a sample of individual grades and percentage of attendance as reported by faculty. Grades analyzed totaled…

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…

This book was written in order to address the lack of understanding of the importance of President Truman's 1947 Commission recommendations for the establishment of public postsecondary schools, as well as the lack of understanding of the role that the Teachers College of Columbia University has played in the community college movement. The Truman…

This report is the State Board of Directors for Community College of Arizona's 1998-1999 Report on Admission of Students under the Age of Eighteen. This report includes the number of students under the age of eighteen who had not yet attained a high school diploma or high school certificate of equivalency and who are enrolled in a community…

Reviews enrollment data showing that in 1988-89, 33 percent of Arizona State University bachelor's degree graduates were transfer students from one or more of the Maricopa Community Colleges, though most did not transfer in a traditional linear pattern. Describes "swirling" patterns of concurrent enrollment, reverse transfer, etc.…

Recounts a young teacher's awakening to the problems and conflicts in community college education, explores issues particularly related to adult students, and provides case studies that exemplify the goals, problems, and needs of reentry, first-generation students. Offers guidance on working with adult students. (DMM)

Examines the rate of student transfer from community colleges to four-year colleges as measured by the Transfer Assembly project. Indicates that 22.6% of students who began their postsecondary education in community colleges and completed at least four courses there enrolled in a university within four years. (MAB)

The vast disparities in college attendance and graduation rates between students from different class backgrounds is a growing social concern. "Economic Inequality and Higher Education" investigates the connection between income inequality and unequal access to higher education, and proposes solutions that the state and federal governments and…

Each fall, Illinois community colleges report their preliminary fall enrollment figures to the Illinois Community College Board. Data from the 49 community colleges for fall 1995 indicate that the number of students enrolled in credit courses as of the end of registration for the term was 336,690, a decrease of 10,289 students (-3.0%) from fall…

The Student Assistants' Program (SAP) was implemented at Bronx Community College (BCC) (New York) to reduce attrition between admission and the first day of classes. The principal objective of the program is to train presently enrolled students to provide individual assistance to entering freshmen. These student assistants help new students with…

A list of 787 students who had completed courses in the Community Services Program at Minneapolis Community College (MCC) during the fall quarters of 1977 and 1978 was checked against official transcripts at the end of 1979 to determine if participation in non-credit courses led to registration in credit classes. Transcripts were tallied by year,…

Each year, Rogue Community College (Oregon) conducts a student satisfaction survey measuring the college's achievements in the areas of services, classes, and facilities. This document reports findings from the winter 2000 administration of the survey, including, for the second time, students from the Workforce Training Center (WFTC). The study's…

This article discusses providing students with significant disabilities the opportunity to participate in meaningful, age-appropriate learning experiences in postsecondary settings during their final years of school. A sample schedule of a participating student is provided, along with steps for developing alternative options for students with…

Compares the methods of calculating the transfer rates of students transferring from community colleges to senior institutions developed by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges and the National Effectiveness Transfer Consortium. Indicates that neither of the models considers program of study and only one considers student intent. (12…