February 1980 Student Enrollment Reports were analyzed to determine selected personal and academic characteristics of students enrolled at the six Hawaii community colleges during Spring 1980. The analysis revealed that 26,029 students were enrolled; 68% were regular students in credit programs, 0.5% were early admits or concurrent registrants…

Data showing patterns in enrollment by institution and the demographic characteristics of students (part-time and full-time) at various program levels within the universities, colleges, and private trade schools in Ontario are examined, and emerging trends are assessed. Analysis is provided by institution, sex, age, legal status, province of…

Data from the seven Hawaii community colleges were examined to determine the persistence patterns of students entering the system in Fall 1974, Fall 1975, and Fall 1976 after six semesters. Students were classified as: (1) non-persisters, i.e., those who attended one semester only; (2) moderate persisters, i.e., those who attended two or more…

The first of a series of statewide student profiles, this report summarizes data characterizing the 1,042,496 students enrolled in credit courses at the California community colleges during the first census week of Fall 1979. The data, presented on a series of tables, are broken down and cross-tabulated by age, enrollment status,…

The course-taking behavior of various types of students pursuing undergraduate professional programs was examined, and an attempt was made to demonstrate some analytical procedures that can be applied in studying course-taking behavior. Course-taking behavior was defined as the average credit hour load of a student as distributed across the…

Data on geographic origins, or permanent residences, of first-time students at the State University of New York are presented for fall 1977 and fall 1978. Student data elements are student load (full-time or part-time) and permanent residence; institutional data elements are institutional location and, in the case of community colleges,…

Based on a review of the literature and ongoing research, this four-part monograph provides a composite profile of the enrollment and financial status of the nation's community colleges. After introductory material describing research methodology, Part I analyzes community college enrollment by sex, examines the increase in the number of adult…

Enrollment data were collected and analyzed for the Los Angeles Community College District and each of its nine colleges for the years 1969 to 1979. The data were used to profile the District as a whole and each college in terms of: (1) Fall 1977 and 1978 enrollment in the categories of day/evening, male/female, full-/part-time,…

This report summarizes data on the progress of students who entered the Hawaii community college system in fall 1975 during their first four semesters. It indicates continuation rates, full-time/part-time ratios, the relationship between credits attempted and credits earned, changes of major, the number of graduates, and changes in the…

Working adult undergraduates can be broken into two groups: employees who study (those who work full-time and pursue postsecondary education to obtain skills necessary to advance in their careers) and students who work (those who work part-time and attend school full-time). In 1999-2000 roughly two-thirds of working undergraduates aged 24 or older…

This report provides annualized enrollment information for the Wyoming community college system for the 2004-2005 academic year. This report presents tabular data on headcount, full-time equivalents, credit headcount by age, headcount by gender, credit headcount by county, credit FTE by county, headcount by credit hours, full-time and part-time…

Georgia's Gainesville College (GC) conducted a study to determine the associate degree three-year graduation rates from Fall 1994 to Spring 1997. In 1994, the majority of entering students were white non-Hispanic; almost all of the graduates studied were in this race category. Graduation rates were calculated for full-time and part-time students…

High school seniors who answered that they would choose to borrow, when asked what they would do if college costs were $1,500 more than they, their family, and a scholarship could provide, were significantly more likely to attend college in the next four years than were students who answered that they would choose other options (delaying college…

Drawing from annual data provided by the Maryland Higher Education Commission, Prince George's Community College (PGCC) in Maryland conducted a study of the status of first-time, full-time students at PGCC 4 years after entry. In particular, the study examined the number and percentages of students earning certificates and associate degrees and/or…

This document reports data on on-campus enrollment and student geographic origins in Arkansas higher education for Fall 1988 in 12 figures and 25 tables. Part I treats on-campus enrollment by institution (at public four-year colleges, public two-year institutions, and all independent institutions), student level (data for Fall 1984 through 1988),…