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College of the Canyons, Santa Clarita, CA. Office of Institutional Development. – 1995
Since 1990, California's College of the Canyons (CoC) has conducted annual surveys of graduates from its Registered Nursing (RN) program. Between 1990 and 1994, surveys were sent to 193 RN graduates, with completed questionnaires received from 124 alumni. An analysis of responses for each year revealed the following: (1) 91.7% of the respondents…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Hamilton, John M. – 1995
A study was conducted at Gainesville College (GC) in Georgia to investigate the enrollment patterns, retention rates, and graduation rates of black students. Depending on the data element, the period of time covered extended from the late 1980's to winter 1995. In some cases, comparisons were drawn with other units of the University System of…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Associate Degrees, Black Students, College Choice
College of the Canyons, Valencia, CA. Office of Institutional Development. – 1994
Since May 1991, College of the Canyons (CoC) in California, has conducted annual surveys of the registered nursing graduates. As of May 1994, 160 surveys have been distributed and 100 completed surveys have been received. An analysis of responses over the 4-year period and comparisons between years indicate the following: (1) 87.9% of the…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Annis, Ann W.; Rice, Rodger R. – 1993
A three-part study conducted at a medium-sized, Christian comprehensive college in Michigan (Calvin College) examined the college choice process including why students apply but do not enroll, as well as the reasons why students enroll. Subjects consisted of: (1) those who made multiple inquiries and had multiple contacts with the college but did…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, College Admission, College Bound Students, College Choice
Eddy/Northeast Health, Troy, NY. – 1995
This brief guide is a planning outline to help migrant students and parents prepare for, choose, and apply to college. The first section, "Thinking About College," offers specific tips for each grade from 9-12; discusses high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements, using Johnston County (North Carolina) schools and the…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Ramirez, Elizabeth Weiser; And Others – 1993
One in a series of booklets for Hispanic American parents on making the most of a child's education, this volume provides specific information through which parents can assist their children to academically prepare for college, choose the right college, and apply to college. Chapter 1 introduces the planning process, emphasizing that it is never…
Descriptors: College Admission, College Applicants, College Bound Students, College Choice
Delene, Linda; Bunda, Mary Anne – 1991
This paper presents a market driven model for assessing the service quality of support services in higher education, primarily for United States institutions, by examining higher education within the context of a complex service industry. The paper begins by explaining the development of the model and its implications for service management. Next,…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Choice, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Assessment
California State Dept. of Education. Sacramento. Office of Special Programs. – 1990
Contributions of participants in a three-day invitational symposium for representatives of the 21 California high schools which were most successful in sending Black and Hispanic students to the University of California and the California State University are compiled in this document. The publication addresses two major goals of the California…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Academic Education, Academic Persistence, Accountability
McClain, Ruth S.; Sartwell, David – 1983
Reasons for the withdrawal of 159 first-semester freshmen from Salem State College, Massachusetts, during the fall 1981 or 1982 semesters were studied. Questionnaire results supported the following assumptions: community problems contribute to student withdrawal, not getting into the dorm contributes to attrition for some students, financial…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College Choice, College Freshmen, College Transfer Students
Gelin, Frank; Jardine, Doug – 1990
An overview is provided of the marketing and recruitment efforts designed to make Capilano College (CC) an "institution of first choice" in the minds of its community and prospective students. The presentation by Doug Jardine defines what CC means by and hopes to accomplish by becoming a "first choice" institution, indicating that a "first choice"…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Bound Students, College Choice
Abraham, Ansley A.; Jacobs, Walter – 1990
The report describes the perceptions of nearly 5,000 black and white college students out of 15,000 students who attend 20 historically black and 20 predominantly white institutions in the southern United States. The report is based on students' responses to a survey of: racial attitudes and opinions; satisfaction with the institution they attend;…
Descriptors: Black Students, College Choice, College Students, Educational Environment
Twede, Karen – 1990
The study attempted to determine the transfer patterns of students in four-year colleges and universities in order to understand the forces influencing transfer behavior and the choice of institutions. A short survey was mailed to 203 students selected from a large sample from which ambiguous results had been obtained in an earlier survey. After…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, College Choice, College Transfer Students, Decision Making
Policy Perspectives, 1990
College-bound high school seniors and their parents too often choose their undergraduate institutions not on the basis of teaching caliber, but on the strength of the perceived academic credential. Faculty understand that in higher education, value and prestige attach first to research, second to teaching graduate and advanced professional…
Descriptors: College Choice, College Faculty, College Instruction, College Outcomes Assessment
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Postsecondary Research and Information Systems. – 1990
The report summarizes a 1987 survey of over 8,000 New York State postsecondary students designed to determine how these students and their families finance postsecondary education costs. Highlights of the study are grouped under the categories of college costs, financial aid, total resources, and equity, access and choice. Among major findings are…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Grants, Higher Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Postsecondary Research and Information Systems. – 1990
The report presents findings of a 1987 survey of 8,062 postsecondary students designed to determine how New York State students and their families finance postsecondary education costs. Among major findings are the following: college costs among full-time undergraduates averaged $6,530; 64% of all undergraduates received some financial aid…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Choice, Grants, Higher Education
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