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Bers, Trudy H. – 1992
In an effort to examine student transfer behavior from Oakton College (OC) in Des Plaines, Illinois, to public universities in the state, OC obtained from the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE), a dataset of all students who received a bachelor's degree from an Illinois public university between 1980 and 1988, and then matched social…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Quinley, John W.; Quinley, Melissa P. – 1998
This study examines four-year college graduates who attended Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC) in North Carolina after obtaining their baccalaureate degrees, exemplifying a growing population of "reverse transfer" students. The study employed a telephone survey of the four-year graduates attending CPCC, an analysis of student…
Descriptors: Career Change, Career Development, College Graduates, College Transfer Students
Fischer, Olin R., Jr.; And Others – 1975
A reverse transfer student is one who has transferred from a four-year college or university to a two-year institution. This study was undertaken to determine the nature and characteristics of reverse transfer students enrolled at Seminole Junior College (SJC) and at Valencia Community College (VCC) in Florida. A 52-item questionnaire was sent to…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Financial Support, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
Maryland Univ., College Park. Maryland Longitudinal Study Steering Committee. – 1987
The focus of these two reports is on students who transferred from the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP), and who were studied as a part of the Maryland Longitudinal Study. Results found included the following: (1) transfers in the Representative Group (containing members of all ethnic groups) were equally likely to be male or female; in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, College Students, College Transfer Students
Clagett, Craig A. – 1993
Using statewide fall enrollment reporting systems, the Maryland Higher Education Commission (MHEC) generates a report each year showing fall-to-fall enrollment patterns of students among Maryland public colleges and universities, resulting in a "transfer matrix" that provides an indicator of transfer volume and destinations. At Prince…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment
Baratta, Frank – 1992
The Contra Costa Community College District (CCCCD), in California, conducted a study to determine the type and number of transfer students served by both the CCCCD and by the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU), or St. Mary's College (SMC) between 1982-83 and 1989-90. The study also assessed the completeness and…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Definitions
Rochester Inst. of Tech., NY. – 1977
The 1977 Patterns Workshop focused upon the special problems of those students who change, adjust and revise their career goals in the middle of their college experience. Texts of five speeches given at the conference are presented and include: (1) Articulation In an Anarchical World, keynote address by Dorothy M. Knoell, discussing major areas of…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Career Change, College Admission, College Credits
Brown, Bettina Lankard – 1999
Many studies have verified that education beyond high school results in higher earnings. The highest earnings benefits depend upon certification or degree achievement. Not obtaining a degree results in some penalty: individuals who have some college credit but no degree earn less than associate degree holders. Professional and vocational…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Degrees (Academic), Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
Winchell, Anne; Schwartz, Charles P. – 1993
In 1985, Kingsborough Community College (KCC), in Brooklyn, established the New Start Program to assist students who began their postsecondary education at senior colleges, but encountered academic difficulties there. New Start applicants are admitted to KCC as matriculants in good academic standing. They take regular courses and are expected to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Transfer Students, Colleges
Winchell, Anne – 1989
In 1985, Kingsborough Community College (KCC) in Brooklyn, established the New Start Program to assist students who began their post-secondary education at cooperating senior colleges, but encountered academic difficulties there. The program offers individual and group counseling to help participants overcome previous difficulties and work toward…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, College Transfer Students, Colleges
Fink, Gayle, Ed. – Online Submission, 2005
The NEAIR 2005 Conference Proceedings is a compilation of papers presented at the Saratoga Springs conference. Topics include: Performance Funding, Measuring Mission Perception, Retention Research and Assessment, Student Learning Outcome Assessment, Graduation Rates and Institutional Expenditures, NSSE, Faculty Course Evaluation, Adult Retention,…
Descriptors: Course Evaluation, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Financial Support
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