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Haase, Murray; Caffrey, Pat – 1983
Sacramento City College's Assessment Center was created in response to growing numbers of students arriving at the college without basic verbal skills and a lack of uniform testing standards. Since its creation, the Center has undertaken research studies to provide objective evidence as to the nature of the student population to be served by the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Reading Achievement, Remedial Programs
Mount San Antonio Coll., Walnut, CA. – 1989
A study was conducted at Mount San Antonio College (MSAC), California, to analyze patterns in credit course retention between fall 1986 and spring 1989. The study investigated the development of course prerequisites based on faculty perceptions of the skills necessary for success and minimal skill levels associated with success; student assessment…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Enrollment Trends
McLean, Charles E. – 1986
Of the 6,076 students enrolled at Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC) in fall 1985, 2,389 (39.3%) were "leavers," i.e., they did not graduate and they did not return in winter 1986. Because new students made up 33.8% of the total fall headcount, but accounted for 41.7% of the leavers, a study was conducted to investigate the characteristics of…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Brophy, Donald A. – 1986
A follow-up study was conducted at Sierra College (California) to determine why students who dropped out of all of their classes during fall 1984 left the college. The dropout population included 1,549 students, of whom only 374 (27%) returned to college in spring 1985. A survey instrument was sent to all withdrawing students, requesting…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research, Dropouts
Frank, Robert M. – 1983
This paper summarizes the first year of research at Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, New York, to develop an alternative process for determining characteristics of graduates and leavers from the college, and to uncover attitudes of those students about their college experience. The paper summarizes findings to date, although the author…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, College Environment, College Graduates, Community Colleges
Cotnam, John D.; Ison, Sherrill – 1988
In spring 1987, a study was conducted at Monroe Community College (MCC) to determine the factors which influence attrition and retention, with particular focus on the reasons why students who have not graduated fail to return for succeeding semesters. Questionnaires were mailed to 452 former students, requesting information on students' rankings…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Dropout Characteristics, Dropouts
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges, Los Angeles, CA. – 1984
As the entering-college population dwindles and competition to attract this population increases among colleges, student retention has become a primary concern for community colleges. Assessing the extent of the dropout problem is particularly problematic for community colleges, as they are institutions geared to the facilitation of ease of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropouts, Institutional Research, Research Needs
Hollins, Carol S. – 1984
John Tyler Community College (JTCC) conducts a regular investigation of students who leave the institution after one or more quarters of study in an effort to determine reasons for their withdrawal, objective for enrolling, goal achievement, and current occupational status and future educational goals. A systematic random sample of all…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Enrollment Influences
Singer, Henry; Veeman, Frank – 1984
A study examined the attrition problem as it affected a typical institution of higher learning supporting the education program at an Air Force base. The institution involved was Butler County Community College (BCCC), which offered classes at McConnell Air Force Base (AFB). In order to determine if the high attrition rate at McConnell was unique,…
Descriptors: Adult Dropouts, College Attendance, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1980
Refund policies and practices at universities and four-year and two-year colleges that are members of the Higher Education Panel of the American Council on Education were surveyed. The focus was on policies regarding freshmen students who terminate their studies before completing their first term. Usable responses were received from 580…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Freshmen, Higher Education, Instructional Student Costs
Wetzel, Susan – 1977
The survey instruments that are a part of an ongoing systematic process of information gathering at Delaware County Community College (DCCC) form the bulk of this manual. Designed to familiarize the faculty and staff with the process of survey use for decision-making, the intended populations and the possible applications of data are described.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Followup Studies, Graduate Surveys
Lee, Clarence A.; West, John R. – 1974
This report examines the patterns of academic performance and withdrawal rate of first-time freshmen students at Santa Ana College (SAC) in the Fall 1972 semester and compares them to patterns found for the same kind of students at 32 other California community colleges during the same semester. Results indicate that SAC students had lower GPA's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Average, College Freshmen, Credit No Credit Grading
Dixon, P. Scott – 2002
Investigates changes of the student population with academic difficulty at the College of the Canyons. More specifically, this fall 2002 study investigates trends of the student population with academic difficulty over time, demographic changes of the population over time, and the impacts of an academic intervention workshop. Outlines the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Academic Probation
Kim, Soo Yeon – 2002
This longitudinal study examined the drop-out rates of two-year college students in Korea and explored which characteristics influence student attrition. In 1996, a pilot study was undertaken in 18 schools, with a cohort of 1,865 students. This study involved questionnaires and in-depth interviews with 18 students. In 1998 and 1999, for the final…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropouts, Foreign Countries
Brawer, Florence B. – 1996
Concern about retention and attrition rates in higher education have increased over the years and efforts to identify and treat potential dropouts have grown considerably. Studies investigating the retention and attrition of community college students have found specific characteristics related to outcomes, including full- or part-time attendance,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Dropout Research, Dropouts
