Step-by-step procedures for utilizing the computer support system of Miami-Dade Community College's Life Lab program are described for the following categories: (1) Registration--Student's Lists and Labels, including three separate computer programs for current listings, next semester listings, and grade listings; (2) Competence and Resource…

The author compares and contrasts the traditional registration procedure with a new one utilizing continuous registration and finds the latter far more efficient and satisfying to all concerned. (SE)

A survey was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to determine the reasons why nearly 16% of the students who applied to the college for fall 1990 did not register by the first week of classes. Results were compared to those of a similar study conducted of 1982 no shows. A sample of 300 of the 854 fall 1990…

In 1990, the President's Council at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC) endorsed changing registration procedures to eventually eliminate late registrants. A study was conducted to determine the number of students who register late, their characteristics and reasons for registering late, and whether late registrants could be expected to change…

The San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) implemented mail registration for all continuing students in spring 1986. In fall 1986, a comprehensive evaluation of the registration system was conducted to assess the impact of mail registration on student enrollment, to determine the impact of mailing class schedules to students' homes, to…

As part of a continuing program of monitoring the number of student withdrawals and tuition refunds at William Rainey Harper College, students dropping courses during fall 1980 were surveyed to determine their characteristics and reasons for withdrawal. Students who simply stopped attending courses were not included in the study. The survey…

In spring 1995, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a survey of students currently enrolled in Continuing Education Computer Training. The purpose of this study was to gather data on the characteristics and perceptions of students regarding benefits of the courses, as well as information on how students heard of the courses and…

A study was conducted to identify and evaluate the kinds of student recruitment procedures currently used by community colleges in Kansas and Oklahoma. After a literature search, an 18-item questionnaire was used to collect data on four recruitment techniques; i.e., on-site high school pre-registration; campus tours; early bird on-campus…

In fall 1987, a combined schedule of the classes offered by all colleges in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD) was mailed to continuing students as part of the mail-in registration process. A brief questionnaire was included with the registration packet, asking students for their opinions of the combined schedule and its influence on…

Arapahoe Community College's choice of a person-to-person phone-in registration system over touch-tone phone-in registration allows for individualized assistance to students in addition to the phone's efficiency and convenience. (MSE)

This instructional package is designed to help improve the services offered to community college students by registration staff members and can be used as a reference guide or an instructional tool. The materials contain a manual that the learner uses in conjunction with a sound/filmstrip presentation, a transcript of the sound/filmstrip, and a…

Student questionnaires were administered at Tidewater Community College, Virginia, to examine the following areas of interest: factors related to student transportation and their impact on class scheduling, student evaluations of counseling centers and faculty assistance during the class registration process, the students' personal work schedules,…

This report presents the findings of one of several studies intended to form a basis for the development of the student flow model for the Hawaii community college system. In fall 1975, 9,508 students new to higher education and 4,123 transfer students applied for admission to the seven community colleges; 8,886 (94 percent) of the new students…

Describes a study conducted to determine the differences among students enrolling during three phases of registration (early, regular, and late). Finds that: (1) new and returning students who enroll late are more likely to withdraw from a class than those who register early or at the regular time; and (2) returning students differed in their GPAs…

As part of a review of its Small Business Management courses and seminars, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of students currently enrolled in spring 1995 and students who had enrolled from fall 1993 to fall 1994 to determine the students' characteristics, the effectiveness of marketing efforts, and students' perceptions…