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Grandy, Jerilee; Shea, Walter M. – 1975
In the spring of 1975, a total of 634 colleges and universities were surveyed to determine the institutions' use of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) General Examinations to award credit. Of the total, 535 institutions completed and returned usable questionnaires. This report presents a full account of the survey and its findings. Some…
Descriptors: College Credits, Colleges, Cutting Scores, Equivalency Tests
Baratta, Mary Kathryne – 1977
Students at Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) who had earned 45 credit hours or more as of spring 1976 but who did not re-enroll for the fall 1976 semester were surveyed. Questionnaires were sent to 295 nonpersisting students and were designed to collect information on student characteristics, educational goals, goal achievement, when…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Employment Patterns
Perritt, John; Rabalais, Michael J. – 1976
A random sample of 301 first-time entering freshmen was drawn in fall, 1971, and descriptive data were gathered on this group over eight consecutive semesters (fall 1971-spring 1975). The sample included 55.48% males and 44.52% females, of which 29.9% were general education majors. Data indicated that 23.92% had officially graduated by the end of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Freshmen, College Graduates

Hoyt, Donald P.; Reed, Jeffrey G. – 1976
Kansas State University faculty members and students were asked about factors affecting "grade inflation" as well as consequences of changing academic polices relating to it. Responses were received from 188 faculty members and 369 students. Most faculty members viewed grade inflation negatively, and felt that it was caused by a…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Administrative Policy, College Credits, College Faculty
Hutchins, Elbert C. – 1977
A survey was conducted to determine the conditions surrounding adult learning in the area served by Hill Junior College (Texas). Of a sample of 750 local residents, 351 persons (47.8%) responded. Selected sample characteristics were compared with 1970 census data to determine that findings were generalizable to the total population. Respondents…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adults, College Credits
Baratta, Mary Kathryne – 1977
Questionnaires were sent to 337 transfer graduates from Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) to solicit information on their perceptions of MVCC strengths and weaknesses, the most and least effective instructional methods, principal activities since graduating, reasons for not initially attending a four-year college, suggestions for improving…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Educational Experience
Jones, Enid B., Ed. – 1991
In 1989, a joint project was undertaken by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, the National Center for Academic Achievement and Transfer, the Center on Community College Education, and the Center for the Study of Community Colleges to disseminate data and research findings on the transfer of two-year college students to…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection