A community needs assessment study was conducted by Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College (MGCJC) to obtain information for program planning and evaluation. Specifically, the study sought to identify educational needs not being met in the district; determine the general attitude of the community toward MGCJC; and measure the impact of the college…

In summer 1982, a telephone survey was conducted by McLennan Community College (MCC) to determine the knowledge and opinions of McLennan County residents about the school. Interviews were conducted with 235 individuals, providing a sample in which people over 60 and between 18 and 21, females, and whites were overrepresented in terms of county…

This report presents the results of the California Community Colleges Partnership for Excellence Survey of Local Investments of Partnership Funds as completed by the Los Angeles Community Colleges. The goal of this report is to provide an informative analysis of that survey data in relation to the five Partnerships for Excellence goals as a basis…

During fall 1977, Central Florida Community College conducted a community assessment survey throughout its three-county service district in order to access residents' knowledge, perceptions, and opinions about the college. Seven objectives were identified: what information the community already has about the college; how people learn about the…

This external evaluation report is based on the results of a household survey in which representatives of 1,800 scientifically selected sample households in the Galveston County service area of the College of the Mainland were interviewed. The survey intended to measure how the college was viewed by the community and to assess the extent and…

This assessment report concerns the Los Angeles Trade-Technical College and the information, which is reported to the Los Angeles Community College District. The data was gathered through interviews conducted by an outside company. The report summarizes what interviewers learned about Trade-Tech's past and present and offers recommendations to…

This document focuses on Texas 26 regional consortia that coordinate the delivery of services between secondary school districts and two-year colleges. It examines the professed effectiveness of these consortia by using a perception survey given to Texas Tech Prep consortia directors, community college technical administrators, and secondary…

This document discusses a study that addresses why transfer students choose a particular university to continue their education in. Furthermore, the study attempts to identify the types of recruitment strategies that are most effective in persuading students to attend a certain university. The study's sample came from 475 volunteers who attended a…

In fall 1983, a telephone survey was conducted by Macomb Community College (MCC) to assess community perceptions of the college's Center for the Performing Arts (CPA) and to aid in developing marketing strategies for the Center. Interviews were conducted with 500 randomly selected Macomb County (Michigan) residents to determine if they had…

In spring 1991, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) administered a community survey to residents of its service region--Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. The purpose of the survey was to determine how much citizens knew about PVCC and its services; how satisfied they were with these services; and what additional services they…

In November 1989, the College of the Canyons (CC) in Valencia, California, conducted a community survey of Santa Clarita Valley to determine residents' satisfaction with CC; use of CC services and facilities; perceptions of the value and performance of CC in six functional areas; perceptions of the quality of education; attitudes about fees, the…

In Spring 1982, a districtwide survey was conducted by Cerritos College (CC) to assess the educational needs of the surrounding community. Residents were asked to provide demographic information and respond to questions about their awareness of the college, their perception and evaluation of various CC roles, and their preferences for courses and…

In order to identify and assess the unmet post-secondary educational needs and preferences of adults (age 17 or older) residing in Atlantic and Cape May Counties (New Jersey), 750 area adults were selected, using a random-digit sampling technique, and interviewed. Respondents were categorized as belonging to one of five relevant educational market…

In October 1992, the College of Lake County (CLC), Illinois, undertook a study to assess the educational needs of new residents to the county and their awareness of the college. The telephone survey of 1,000 randomly selected new residents found that: (1) 47% held a bachelor's degree and 14% held an associate degree; (2) 81% were between 25 and 54…

Of primary concern in studying the educational and informational needs of residents of the Southeast Central Area of the Los Angeles Community College District was determining the area's demographic and historical characteristics. The data gathering strategies involved locating available information on the area for background to community issues,…