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Residence and Migration of College Students. Fall 1979.
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1981
The migration of students into and out of Virginia in the fall of 1979 was examined for first-time, full-time students enrolled as undergraduate (freshmen or transfers), first-professional, graduate, or unclassified. Overall, Virginia ranks eighth in the United States in terms of students migrating into the state. It is expected that between 1980…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, College Students, Declining Enrollment
The Shrinking Foundation: Two Years Later. Observations regarding Full Time "College Age" Students Attending Virginia Community Colleges, Fall 1984 through Fall 1986.
Puyear, Don – 1987
A study was conducted to assess the effects of 2 years of marketing and retention efforts in the Virginia community college system (VCCS) on the market segment of 18-21 year old students. The study examined enrollment trends between 1984 and 1986, using comparable data from a 1985 study. Study findings included the following: (1) the proportion of…
Descriptors: Age, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Declining Enrollment
Semesters, Enrollment, and Retention: The Effect of Converting from Quarters to Semesters on Enrollment and Retention in the Virginia Community College System.
Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) converted from a quarter to semester calendar at the beginning of the 1988-89 academic year. A study was conducted after the first year of the use of the new calendar to determine its effects on enrollment and student persistence. Full- and part-time enrollment data and student retention rates for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Full Time Equivalency
Student Retention in the VCCS, Academic Years 1985-86 through 1987-88.
Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
A study was conducted in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to identify changes in student retention rates since a marketing and retention initiative was undertaken in 1985. The study also sought to determine factors that may have affected retention and colleges that showed exceptionally high, low, or improved retention rates. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Retention of Part-Time Degree Students in the Virginia Community College System, 1985-86 through 1987-88.
Puyear, Donald E. – 1989
A study was conducted in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) to determine the retention rates and academic achievement of part-time, degree-seeking students. The enrollment files of the VCCS colleges were examined to identify each individual enrolled in the fall quarters between 1985 and 1987, to determine full-/part-time enrollment…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Student Enrollment Booklet: Fall Quarter 1978.
Virginia State Dept. of Community Colleges, Richmond. – 1979
This booklet contains 14 series of data tables providing comprehensive information on enrollments in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) for fall quarter, 1978. Within the tables data are provided on student enrollments by race; sex; full-/part-time status; type of program; type of award; first-time/continuing student status; credit hours…
Descriptors: Age, Black Students, Community Colleges, Day Students