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Geoghegan, Kristina M. – About Campus, 1999
The college selection process is a learning experience and a stressful time. One high achieving student describes being recruited by colleges with the promise of scholarships. She recounts the process of choosing the right school, realizing along the way that her college years could not only determine her occupation, but where she might live, and…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Attendance, College Choice
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Reay, Diane – Journal of Education Policy, 2001
The English educational system is still being organized along social-class lines. Working classes have historically been "found out" in education--discovered to be inferior and less cultured and clever than middle classes. Findings from studies on higher education choice, secondary school transitions, and primary assessments underline…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Choice, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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Adelman, Clifford – Community College Journal, 2003
Among the principal assumptions that have governed enrollment management in community colleges for the past two decades is that the community college sector serves a distinctly older population than do other sectors of the post-secondary system. When the noted community college researcher, Arthur Cohen of the University of California-Los Angeles,…
Descriptors: Age, Community Colleges, Enrollment Management, Higher Education
Barr, Vickie M.; And Others – 1995
This paper was developed to help counselors of students with learning disabilities plan for college, by answering common student questions and providing sources of additional information. Sections of the paper discuss: (1) developing self knowledge (using compensatory learning strategies, knowing one's own strengths and weaknesses, and practicing…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation
DATAWave, 1995
The DATAWave is a weekly publication of the Assessment Resource Office of Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU). Its purpose is to inform the campus community and broader constituencies about assessment issues and practice at ENMU. The issues of this first volume cover the following assessment topics: (1) introduction to the newsletter and report…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Environment, College Students, Educational Assessment
Mooney, Debby – 1996
This paper offers advice to high school students with learning disabilities and their parents regarding choice of a college and personal preparation for college. Three levels of college support programs are described: minimal (in which general academic support services and developmental classes are available); moderate (in which the program for…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Choice, College Preparation, Decision Making
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1997
This report provides data on the career and transfer outcomes of 1996 graduates from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). A brief foreword indicates that surveys were distributed to 1,669 graduates from 1996, with 82.7% (n=1,381) responding. Next, data on graduate outcomes are presented for the following 27 programs: business…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
DesJardins, Stephen L.; And Others – 1997
This study used a logistic probability model to investigate the effects of variables relating student characteristics and institutional factors on the decision to apply to a large land-grant research university. The study used the entire data set from American College Testing (ACT) program test-takers in the fall of 1995 and institutional data on…
Descriptors: College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice, College Entrance Examinations
Hawk, Thomas R.; Grosset, Jane – 1993
This paper describes some of the research and planning methodologies employed by Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) to support facility and programmatic decision making required by a 60% increase in full-time equivalent students within a 5-year period. Following a brief introduction, the paper describes the research questions considered. The…
Descriptors: College Choice, Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Day Students
Department of Defense Education Activity, Arlington, VA. – 1998
This report presents findings of a survey of high schools in the Department of Defense Dependents Schools and the Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools for school year 1996-97 regarding graduating seniors' plans after graduation. Major findings indicate that of the 3,117 graduating seniors at DOD schools, four out of five planned to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Choice, College Bound Students, College Choice
Community Coll. of Rhode Island, Warwick. – 1998
This report provides data on career and transfer outcomes of 1997 graduates from the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI). A brief preface explains that surveys were distributed to 1,551 graduates from 1997, with a total response rate of 84.8 percent (n=1,315). Results from the survey indicate that, with small exception, 1997 graduates are…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Graduates, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Hodge-Wright, Toni, Comp. – 1992
This book contains vital statistics and other profile information concerning 106 historically black colleges and universities located in the United States and the Virgin Islands. Information includes: school selection and admissions processes; special programs; the minimum grade point average required for freshmen and when majors must be declared;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, Black Colleges
Vorp, Ron – 1989
In 1989, a survey was conducted of Dade County Public High School (DCHS) seniors to determine high school students' postsecondary occupational and educational plans and to identify characteristics which students considered important in selecting a college, particularly with respect to Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). The survey focused on…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Black Students, College Choice, Community Colleges
Enrhart, Julie Kuhn; Meehan, Shelagh – 1989
The publication offers women ideas about how to select and pay for higher education, lists resources, and describes the variety of schools and programs available. Sections are titled: "Cost-Cutting Ways to Further Your Education"; "Where to Find Information" (in the community and on campus); "Where to Take Courses" (two- and four-year colleges,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Choice, Community Colleges, Continuing Education
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. Project Outreach. – 1984
In May 1984, a survey was conducted of a random sample of 802 adult citizens in Michigan to determine the public's opinion about postsecondary education in the state. Specifically, the survey sought collected information on the importance of a college education, reasons for attending college, schools best suited for a particular type of training…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Choice, College Role, Community Attitudes
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