Student mobility in higher education has garnered much interest by researchers and institutions alike as enrollment, persistence, and graduation rates continue to be areas of interest and concern. Reverse transfer is a unique type of mobility wherein students begin at a 4-year postsecondary institution and subsequently transfer to a 2-year…

This dissertation presents a qualitative case study of students enrolled in online courses and how they perceived the orientation program they completed before starting these courses. The study was based on the perspectives of students enrolled in a fully online program at a small community college in western Maine. They were interviewed…

Describes a videotaped presentation designed to improve students' attitudes toward library use. Program concentrates on the student as the center of the learning process; emphasizes a nonthreatening atmosphere, demonstrates practical application of resources, and shows students successfully using library resources to solve problems. (DR)

In response to California State Assembly Bill (AB) 3, which requires the state's community colleges to implement orientations and other specified matriculation services, Fullerton College (FC) developed two orientation videos in 1989 for native speakers of English and English-as-a-Second Language (ESL) students. The videos were used by counselors…

To help new students clarify goals, understand the demands of college, and successfully adjust to college life, Queensborough Community College (QCC), in Bayside, New York, developed the "Introduction to College" program. The program combines a 4-week orientation seminar with a writing-accross-the-curriculum approach to help QCC's…

Information has been compiled regarding present and former students at Harrisburg Area Community College (Pennsylvania). Topics included in this study are academic ability and achievement, family background, enrollment in the college by curricular area, students' evaluations of the college, activities of former students, and their evaluations of…

This report is the third in a series of studies conducted to provide information about the characteristics, achievements, perceptions, and activities of current and former students of Harrisburg Area Community College. Included is a description of matriculants who have discontinued their attendance without having earned an associate degree or…

The 948 university-bound sophomores at six public community colleges in Florida ranked 10 variables of influence on their choice of transfer institutions. The availability of desired curricula was rated the first priority. Recruitment was unanimously rated at the bottom. Location and expense are the second and third priorities, respectively. (DC)

RECOGNIZING THE INADEQUACY OF A TYPICAL 1- OR 2-WEEK ORIENTATION PERIOD TO PROVIDE ADJUSTMENT TO A NEW TYPE OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION, THE STAFF OF GIBBS JUNIOR COLLEGE SCHEDULED AN ADDED HALF-HOUR INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSION FOR EACH OF THE 187 FRESHMAN. THE INTERVIEWS COVERED (1) SCHEDULING AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS, (2) PERSONAL-SOCIAL…

In order to analyze the environment of Central YMCA Community College (CYCC), information was requested on the Student Information Form, 1975, which dealt with three large areas: social issues, personal behavior, and future behavior in the noncollege world. This report compares the responses of three student samples--CYCC first-time entering…

Increases in junior college enrollment, coupled with a shortage of qualified guidance personnel, have forced many colleges to rely more heavily on group than on individual counseling for students. In the fall of 1965, students entering American River College were randomly assigned to either group or individual sessions, or not assigned, and these…

A study examined the perceptions of four key constituent groups from the Southeast College Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program regarding institutional goal priorities. (Southeast College manages the ADN program for the Houston Community College System.) The study involved 23 ADN faculty, 13 college administrators, 128 ADN students, and 5 ADN…

The Student Assistants' Program (SAP) was implemented at Bronx Community College (BCC) (New York) to reduce attrition between admission and the first day of classes. The principal objective of the program is to train presently enrolled students to provide individual assistance to entering freshmen. These student assistants help new students with…

It is a commonly held belief that student educational achievement is enhanced when students have goals. But individual goals may vary in terms of difficulty, as well as in terms of their importance and the commitment students make to achieve them. In this study, goal complexity was viewed as the influence of commitment, difficulty, and importance…

In 1996, Ohio's Terra Community College undertook a project to substantiate the need for a comprehensive orientation program and to develop such a program, including a pre-college session and a college orientation class. Information was gathered through a literature review, suggesting that orientation creates a bond between the student and the…