This document analyzes a study done by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC), which examined transfer rates in the VCCS. The document provides definitions for transfer rate, academic performance, and completion rate as they are used in the study. The study answers the following questions: (1) which pool of students were used in the…

This document analyzes the Virginia Community College population participation rates in the Fall 2002. The population estimates are based on the U.S. census Bureau 2000 counts and average annual change rates. The participation rate equals headcount as a percentage of population. The results of the study are divided into the following five…

In response to concerns about the high turnover of California community college chief executive officers (CEOs), the California Community College Trustees' (CCCT) board of the League conducted a study to determine the extent of the turnover problem and its possible consequences. In the first phase of the project, information was gathered on chief…

In response to a request from the Board of Governors, the California Community Colleges' Office of the Chancellor undertook a study to determine the extent and characteristics of faculty internship programs in system colleges. In April 1995, surveys were mailed to human resource directors and chief instructional officers at all 106 community…

This document addresses a study that aimed to better understand the historical development of British Columbia community college, university college, and institute system with special attention given to recent changes in inter-institutional collaboration in relation to provincial coordination. The study also addresses centralization and…

This document reports on part-time faculty compensation in California Community Colleges, based on a literature review of bargaining contracts and salary schedules, data from the National Center for Education Statistics, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, and the California Community College Chancellor's Office. Also, a statewide…

Since 1990, the California Community College (CCC) Council for Staff Development has conducted an annual survey of CCC staff development coordinators (SDC's) to gather and disseminate data on coordinators' characteristics and responsibilities. The 1994 survey received responses from 67% of the CCC's, the highest to date. An analysis of responses,…

Faculty salaries in the 1980's at comprehensive two-year colleges in the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) states (i.e., Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia) increased significantly but did not keep pace with…

In 1989, a study was conducted of faculty salaries at California's San Joaquin Delta Community College (SJDCC). Salary results were compared with community college districts in the State of California, with two specially selected subgroups of colleges comparable to SJDCC, and with all of California's major public and private four-year…

In August 1993, a survey was conducted of staff development coordinators (SDC's) at California community colleges to gather data on their positions and characteristics. An analysis was made of the usable surveys returned by 54 colleges and, where appropriate, results were compared with findings from 1990, 1991, and 1992 surveys of SDC's. Study…

A study was conducted of the fall 1989 course offerings at Michigan's 29 community colleges in order to determine the de facto condition of general education within community colleges. Modeled after the basic approach taken by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (Los Angeles, California), course offerings were divided into the following…

A survey of the employers of the 1980 career graduates of Dundalk Community College (DCC) was conducted to evaluate the college's instructional programs and to assess the extent to which DCC assisted graduates in their preparation for career employment. Questionnaires were sent to 73 employers of career and non-career graduates in early 1981.…

Drawing on 1988-89 transfer data provided by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the University of California (UC), and the California State Universities (CSU), this paper provides a comprehensive portrait of the flow and performance of transfer students statewide and of transfers from the San Mateo County Community College District…

Postsecondary education in the state of Michigan in 1987 is profiled, including information on the 15 public four-year colleges and universities, 29 public community and junior colleges, and 54 independent non-public two- and four-year colleges and universities. There are more than 300 private vocational schools licensed by the State Board of…

A follow-up study of 1980 graduates of Dundalk Community College (DCC) was conducted to evaluate the extent to which the college had assisted the students in achieving their goals, in their participation for transfer to a senior institution, and in their career development. In early 1981, questionnaires were mailed to 201 graduates who had…