The way students move through a community college once they have enrolled has crucial implications for policy-making and administration, but has been given inadequate attention by researchers. A model of student flow is described in terms of progress toward graduation, based on records of sources of students, freshmen and sophomore flows, and…

A study was conducted to: (1) ascertain the characteristics, attitudes and activities of public community college trustees; (2) describe the process by which institutional change occurs at these colleges; and (3) examine the interaction or involvement of trustees with the process of change. A two-phase questionnaire was designed; phase I was used…

Results of the seventh annual national comparative data study on public two-year college financial characteristics are summarized, including statistics on expenditures and revenues, staffing, and credit enrollments. (MSE)

This report contains the student profile of opening enrollment for Gavilan College between Fall 2000 and Fall 2003. The document provides highlights of the data as well as tables and graphs that visually depict the data. Some of the highlights of the report are as follows: (1) Fall 2003 headcount is similar to Spring 2003 but with a slight…

This document discusses Fall 2001 enrollment and budget trends for Connecticut Community Colleges. It provides a map of the geographic planning regions as well as the geographic distribution of credit enrollments for the regions. The document shows the total credit enrollment for Fall 2001 was 42,642 students, which consisted of 28% full time and…

Examining the flow of students between the credit and noncredit programs at the City College of San Francisco (CCSF), in California, this report analyzes the patterns of student enrollment, attendance, persistence, and transition between programs from fall 1984 to fall 1994. Following a brief introduction and a discussion of terminology and trends…

For a number of years, analyses have been conducted each fall term to determine changes in the draw of high school graduates to Florida's Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) from the Dade County Public Schools (DCPS). Findings of the fall term 1995 study, including comparisons to data from studies conducted over the past 5 years, include the…

Of all students enrolled in the six community colleges of Hawaii in Spring 1975, 65 percent are regular (credit) students, 17 percent are "other" students (COP, PREP, senior citizens, non-credit), 14 percent are apprentices/journeymen, two percent are special students (concurrent early admits and continuing education), and one percent…

This study compares traditional lecture (TL) and personalized system of instruction (PSI) teaching methods for an introductory criminal evidence class at Cerritos College (California) during the 1974-75 academic year. The subjects were 189 lower division students, the vast majority of whom were declared law enforcement majors. Since both sections…

The statistical data provided here were collected for the survey of foreign language registrations in institutions of higher education, fall 1974. the data were keypunched in 1975, and for this reason each page of the printout bears the heading "Language Survey 1975." However, all figures refer to language registrations reported for the…

Describes how institutional vocational education data and census data can be combined to assess minority group representation at community colleges. Uses enrollment and census data for Oregon to contrast geographic differences in the distribution of minorities and to examine minority group participation rates in vocational programs. (DMM)

The objective of this biennial enrollment audit is to determine that Texas' community and technical colleges are in compliance with the Coordinating Board rules and regulations, the general provisions of the General Appropriations Act, and the provisions of the Texas Education Code for the purpose of receiving state appropriations. Compliance is…

This report summarizes the most recent (December 1998) long-range statewide forecast of fall enrollment and average annual weekly student contact hours (WSCH) in California Community Colleges. The annual fall survey of college registrars shows that fall 1998 enrollment is up 1.8 percent over fall 1997. The office forecasting model projects an…

Indicates that community colleges in Arkansas serve a separate clientele and that their enrollment relates very little to enrollments at traditional institutions. Graphically illustrates college-going rates in the state and in two counties. (AYC)

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) conducted a study of Fall 1994 city and county population penetration rates, or the percentages of residents served by VCCS colleges. The penetration rate was determined by examining headcount as a percentage of the total population based on 1990 and 1995 projections developed by the Virginia Employment…