In order to measure the academic success/failure rate of students reading below the ninth grade level, all freshmen students entering Cosumnes River College were given the Nelson-Denny Reading Test during college registration in August 1974. Of the approximately 650 students tested, 113 (17 percent) scored 41 or below; this score corresponds to a…

Rockland Community College (RCC) sent questionnaires to all 694 veterans enrolled at the college in the fall 1975 semester; 581 (83.7 percent) responded. Results indicated that the average veteran enrolled at RCC is 35.9 years old, takes 10.5 credits per semester, and has earned 19.1 credits to date. Additional findings show that: (1) over 95…

This paper analyzes the recent and past demographic, economic, political, and social causes of community college enrollment trends. It also discusses the effects on enrollment of proximity and low cost; the reclassification of existing institutions to two-year college status; community college usurpation of functions formerly provided by other…

This document consists of two reports about trends in the expressed educational objectives of students applying for admission to the City College of San Francisco. The first report reveals that between 1968 and 1973: (1) the balance between students choosing transfer or semi-professional programs has shifted toward the latter; (2) student interest…

In spring 1975, students attending evening classes only comprised 17 percent of the total enrollment of the community colleges of Hawaii; day-only students comprised 71 percent, and students attending both day and evening classes comprised 12 percent. In all three groups, the majority are male liberal arts majors who were on campus last semester…

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…

A study was conducted at Phillips County Community College to examine part-time students' and adjunct faculty members' perceptions of effective instructional behaviors and strategies. A teaching effectiveness survey was distributed to a random sample of 225 part-time students enrolled in spring 1984 and to 54 adjunct faculty members, asking them…

A study was conducted at Montgomery College (MC) to investigate possible relationships between student enrollment and economic conditions and educational costs. The study methodology consisted of a correlation analysis and a time series multiple regression model. The study developed mathematical equations for predicting fall semester enrollments…

Fall 1988 enrollment data were analyzed to produce a profile of new students at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) in terms of their sex; race; age; residence; enrollment status as full-/part-time, day/evening, or in-state/out-of-state; program; and degree objective. Relevant data on first-time, transfer, and continuing students were…

A study was conducted to identify the factors that influence adults to continue their education by taking formal course work on a part-time basis. Using May 1981 Current Population Survey data gathered by the Bureau of the Census, the study assessed the importance of price, socioeconomic characteristics, family income, and unemployment rates in…

"Reverse" transfer students are students who began their post-secondary education at a four-year institution and then transferred to a two-year college. "Lateral" transfer students are those who began at one two-year college and later transferred to another two-year college. A review of the admissions and enrollment records at…