The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions (see appendix A for a list of other U.S. jurisdictions). This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data of the…

In order to study part-time student data, every part-time student officially enrolled for the spring term, 1975, at Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) in Pennsylvania was identified through college computerized records. Meanwhile, a comparison of enrollment trends was made from officially audited enrollment statistics covering the period…

In order to determine the characteristics of the noncredit Community Services student at Montgomery College, data gathered from the 7,905 registrations received between May 1975 and March 1976 were tabulated and analyzed. Results indicate that the typical student is a 25-34 year old female secretary or housewife, living in the Gaithersburg area,…

This report examines selected characteristics of regular credit (classified and unclassified) students in the Hawaii community colleges in spring 1977. Data for this report were derived from student applications, personal history forms, and student class registrations. Analysis of the data revealed: (1) regular students (20,625) comprised 71% of…

Credit enrollments at Harford Community College (HCC) are projected for fall semesters 1983 through 1987 by age cohort groups. After introductory material discusses enrollment trends in community colleges in the United States and at HCC, the report indicates that enrollments were projected by determining the ratio of persons enrolled at the…

An analysis of enrollment trends for Los Angeles City College (LACC) from 1960 to 1977 produced the following observations: (1) day enrollment rose an average of 4% yearly from 1962 to 1974 to a high of almost 24,000, dropping slightly thereafter; (2) evening enrollment has fluctuated without a clear direction; (3) male day enrollment has dropped…

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…

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…

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 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…

These three reports analyze characteristics of Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College students in fall l977. The first report compares average credit hours taken by students in 1977 against 1975 and 1976 figures, and breaks down data for each of several college campuses in terms of full- and part-time registration in academic, technical, vocational…

This document presents detailed institutional enrollment tabulations by career and transfer program areas as well as by sex, full-time or part-time enrollment, and total enrollment figures. It consists principally of 12 tables: the first six tables present overall enrollments by institution and by program in 158 two-year colleges (67 junior…

Providing data on institutional trends up to fall 1993 at Diablo Valley College, in California, this report consists of 14 charts on enrollment and student characteristics. Following an introduction describing a general decline in enrollments due to a statewide increase in fees, the following tables are provided: (1) fall enrollment from 1984 to…

Data are presented showing enrollment trends and student characteristics in Illinois public community colleges. Part 1 summarizes statewide fall opening enrollments for 1979 through 1983, emphasizing changes that occurred in fall 1983. This section examines student enrollment by college and instructional program, full-/part-time enrollments,…