ERIC Number: ED130700
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1975-Dec
Pages: 34
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Analysis of Withdrawal Rates of Students Receiving Financial Aid at Central Florida Community College.
Sutton, Lawrence S.
The purpose of this study was to determine if students enrolled at Central Florida Community College (CFCC) who receive financial aid withdraw from college credit classes at a significantly higher rate than those not receiving such aid. A secondary purpose was to determine if GI Bill recipients withdraw at a significantly higher rate than other students receiving financial aid. Using institutionally collected and maintained computerized student data, withdrawal rates for 1974-75 academic year at CFCC were analyzed. Data tabulations were compiled for all students, financial aid recipients, and GI Bill recipients. The z-test statistical technique was used in the comparative analysis of withdrawal rates. Results of the analysis revealed that there were no significant differences in the withdrawal rates of financial aid recipients and non-financial aid recipients, and that GI Bill recipients did not exhibit a significantly higher withdrawal rate than other financial aid recipients. It is recommended that other community colleges perform similar studies so that an adequate empirical data base, upon which policy and planning decisions could be based, might be established. (Author/JDS)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: G I Bill
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