ERIC Number: ED388357
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1995-Nov
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A Research Note on a Deviant Case: The Majority Enrollment of Full-Time Students at HCCC. Data Report No. 95.03.
Oromaner, Mark
Since the fall of 1979, over 50% of the student population at Hudson County Community College (HCCC), in New Jersey, has attended on a full-time basis, with 62% of fall 1994 students attending full-time. This characteristic makes HCCC a deviant case among community colleges where the nationwide average of full-time enrollment status is only 36%. A comparison of characteristics for HCCC's part- and full-time students for fall 1994 indicated that there were no significant differences in gender, that Hispanic students were more likely than white students to enroll full-time, and that as student age increased the percentage of full-time students decreased. The fact that 70% of the Hispanic students were attending full-time suggests that enrollment in English as a Second Language (ESL) and bilingual courses may play a role in the college's high full-time percentages. Hispanic students accounted for 47% of HCCC's total fall 1994 enrollment and represented 80% of students enrolled in ESL/bilingual courses. An analysis of fall 1994 matriculated students in three groups (i.e., ESL, basic skills, and fully program-ready) indicated that 56% of the program-ready students were enrolled full-time, while 78% of the basic skills and 89% of the ESL students were. Large full-time enrollments in these two groups may also account for the full-time enrollment percentages at the college. (TGI)
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, College Attendance, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, English (Second Language), Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends, Foundation Programs, Full Time Students, Hispanic Americans, Part Time Students, Student Characteristics, Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Hudson County Community Coll., Jersey City, NJ. Office of Planning and Institutional Research.
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