A study was conducted at the Trumbull Campus (TC) of Kent State University, in Ohio, to gather data on factors influencing students' decisions not to return to college after completing one semester. Surveys were mailed to 767 students who attended TC in either fall 1992 or spring 1993 but did not re-enroll in the following semester. Study findings, based on student records and surveys received from 98 former students, included the following: (1) of the 767 students, 452 were female, 447 were freshmen, and 308 were white; (2) for the 98 respondents, 40 cited transfer to another institution as a main reason for not returning; (3) 48 of the respondents cited scheduling difficulties, with conflict with work schedules indicated most often; (4) family responsibilities were cited by 53 students, including child care needs, elder care needs, and family and personal illness or accident; and (5) financial reasons for not returning were reported by 76 respondents, giving this category the most number of responses. Based on responses, it was determined that an estimated one-third of potential non-returning students could be retained by offering child care services, expanded course offerings, and a weekend college. (Includes students comments to open-ended questions.) (KP)