Analysis showed no significant differences between traditional and nontraditional students to the type of counseling they were seeking. New questions were raised, however, regarding the adequacy of counseling services in general and as specifically related to nontraditional students. (Author)

Tables and graphs are presented summarizing the enrollment of students receiving Veterans Administration (VA) benefits at the Maricopa County Community College District from Fall 1972 through Fall 1980. The report provides Spring and Fall and day and evening enrollment figures for the district as a whole and for each of the six colleges in the…

A study was conducted at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) to determine the elements which contribute to student attrition. Two separate groups of non-returning students were surveyed in 1982 and 1984. The first group was composed of students who attended MCCC in spring 1981, but did not return in fall 1981 or spring 1982. The second group…

This report highlights enrollment trends in the University of Nevada System's (UNS's) community colleges, focusing on changes between fall 1986 and 1987. The data and graphs contained the in the report indicate that: (1) in fall 1987, the community colleges of UNS served 28,785 students, an increase of 7% from fall 1986 and of 36.4% from fall…

This report presents comparative information on full-time students at Hudson County Community College who were required to take basic skills courses and full-time students who did not have to take basic skills courses. Data are provided on 413 students (291 basic skills and 122 non-basic skills students) whose progress was followed from their…

In 1996, New York's Westchester Community College undertook a study of changes in the demographic characteristics of the college's student body, focusing on an increase in enrollment of Hispanic students in fall 1996. Data were gathered through the American College Testing Freshman Survey administered to 776 first-time students in 46 English…

A longitudinal study of full- and part-time credit students was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC), Palatine, Ill., to provide comparative information on student performance and achievement between 1967 and 1981. A random sample of 200 full-time and 200 part-time students entering WRHC each fall during this period was selected, and…

In spring 1984, a study was conducted to analyze enrollments in California's community colleges and to assess the effects of the mandatory fee instituted in fall 1984 upon the mix of community college students. A stratified random sample of 10,247 students from 62 community colleges were surveyed. Study findings, based on a 69% response rate,…

Each semester since Spring 1978, students registering for courses at Mercer County Community College (MCCC) have been asked to respond to questions related to their primary educational goal, certainty of that goal, plans for achieving the goal, and intention to return to MCCC the following semester. In Spring 1980, 7,425 students registered for…

Fall 1979 grade sheets for all Minneapolis Community College students carrying 16 credits or more were examined to determine the course completion rates of those students carrying more units than are necessary to complete graduation requirements in six quarters. Grade point averages (GPA's) and the proportion of credits earned to the number of…

About half of first-time beginning students report working toward either an associate's degree or a certificate. According to United States Department of Education statistics; 43% of 1989-90 beginning postsecondary students seeking an associate's degree had attained some degree of certificate five years after initial enrollment: 8% earned a…

A study investigated the influence on critical-thinking skills of part-time and full-time student status. Subjects were 2,076 first-year students at 2- and 4-year colleges. Full-time students developed a higher level of critical-thinking skills than did part-time students, even controlling for other factors. Full-time two-year college students…

To gather data on the satisfaction of community college students with their faculty academic advising, a survey was conducted in winter 1989-90 of a random sample of 750 full- and part-time students at an urban multi-campus community college in Iowa. Specifically, the survey sought information on student characteristics and levels of satisfaction…

Data were collected in fall 1983 to provide a profile of the student population of the Peralta Community College District (PCCD). The data revealed: (1) total student enrollment declined by 12% from fall 1982 (N=38,976) to fall 1983 (N=34,183); (2) 57% of the students whose sex was identified were women; (3) minorities constituted 58% of the…

This report provides a fall term profile of first-time-in-college students at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) between fall 1978 and fall 1982. Tables present data on ethnic and gender distribution, degree objectives, and full-time/part-time distributions, offering collegewide figures and data for each campus. Report highlights include the…