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Phelan, Daniel J.; Kirkland, Travis P. – 1990
In 1989, North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) conducted a study of transfer students to examine the relative effect of college attendance on academic achievement, transfer students' satisfaction with their college experience, and the college's fulfillment of general education goals. The study examined the length of exposure to college…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Attendance, College Credits
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Ward, Howard W. – 1989
A statistical profile of Germanna Community College is presented, providing enrollment data for summer 1988, fall 1988, and spring 1989. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 provides cumulative data for 1981 through 1988 on enrollment by term, including headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) figures; and gender, full-/part-time,…
Descriptors: Age, College Credits, College Programs, Community Colleges
Phelan, Daniel J. – 1990
The study examined selected demographic and educational characteristics of transfer students attending Mason City, Iowa's North Iowa Area Community College (NIACC) and the relative effect of college attendance on student academic achievement, student satisfaction with the college experience, and the college's fulfillment of general education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Daiker, Donald A., Ed.; And Others – 1990
In 1990, Miami University of Ohio became the first institution of higher education in the nation to award entering students credit and advanced placement in college composition on the basis of a collection of their best high school writing samples. The student's writing portfolio package consists of four pieces: a reflective letter introducing the…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Bound Students, College Credits, College English
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Clagett, Craig A. – 1990
Determining "what percentage of community college students transfer" requires clarification of such questions as which students should be included in the calculation, how many hours should the student earn at the community college before transferring, and how long should the students be followed. At Prince George's Community College, transfer…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Articulation (Education), Attendance Patterns, College Credits
California Articulation Number System Project Office, Sacramento. – 1988
The California Articulation Number (CAN) Project was initiated in 1985 by the three public segments of higher education in California: the University of California (UC), the California State Universities (CSU), and the California Community Colleges (CCC). The CAN System provides a cross reference number for lower-division, transferable,…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Baldwin, Anne – 1985
This enrollment summary provides collegewide and campus data for Miami-Dade Community College for the 5-year period from 1980-81 to 1984-85. Summary data are presented for three major variables: credit/non-credit enrollments, semester credits, and credit load. These variables are tabulated by enrollment elements of interest, such as ethnic…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Credit Courses, Declining Enrollment
Nettles, Michael T.; And Others – 1984
Differences between black and white students' college performance were examined, along with the effects of institutional characteristics and relationships with faculty. A sample of 2,218 black and 1,876 white students from 30 universities in 10 southern and southern border states were studied. The faculty sample consisted of 280 black and 426…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Black Students, Black Teachers, College Credits
Sansregret, Marthe – 1984
Adults learn from many sources, such as volunteer work, community services, homemaking, jobs, and other activities, and they increasingly want this learning to be recognized so that they can reenter the job market, get a promotion, or return to college. Therefore, scientific methods have been developed to help adults document their experiential…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Certification, College Credits
Northeastern Univ., Boston, MA. Cooperative Education Research Center. – 1978
Information on cooperative education programs gathered by survey is presented. Listed are 992 programs operational with 459 junior-college programs and 533 four-year-college programs. In addition to listing the colleges and universities with such programs, six categories of information about the institution and the program are provided if known.…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Credits, College Curriculum
Lynch, James J. – Keystone Schoolmaster, 1979
Results of a survey of the practices of colleges in regard to the acceptance of the College Entrance Examination Board Advanced Placement and transferability of college credits earned while in high school are reported. Survey questions were designed to evaluate and group the college practices into categories that would enable counselors and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Advanced Placement, Articulation (Education), College Bound Students
Michigan State Univ., East Lansing. – 1973
Results of a one-year investigation on lifelong learning by the Michigan State University Task Force on Lifelong Education are presented. Topics concern the following: current trends, a definition of lifelong education, lifelong education at Michigan State, the university's present objectives and lifelong educational arrangements, major academic…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Admission, College Credits, College Role
ENDWRIGHT, D.K. – 1967
THE SUGGESTED APPROACH TO PROVIDING ADEQUATE ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PRISON INMATES EMPHASIZES ACCREDITATION OF VOCATIONAL, TECHNICAL, AND ADULT EDUCATION CENTERS AS THE ULTIMATE GOAL. THE PURPOSE, OBJECTIVES, NEEDS, AND PRESENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS OF SEVEN FLORIDA INSTITUTIONS ARE OUTLINED IN DETAIL. COLLEGE AND DALE…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Vocational Education, Attendance
Avakian, A. Nancy; Lipsett, Laurence – 1979
Models for assessing prior learning or noncollege learning are discussed. The increasing variety of interests, ages, and levels of maturity among prospective college students requires that higher education institutions face the issue of granting credit for noncollege learning. It is suggested that the key issue for colleges and universities is how…
Descriptors: Adult Students, College Credits, College Students, Conference Reports
Andrews, Hans A. – 2003
This digest identifies three major enrollment trends presently affecting community colleges. The three types of students--dual credit, reverse transfer, and job retraining--are likely to continue to increase in number in the near future. Dual-credit, in which secondary school students enroll in courses that receive both high school and college…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Credits, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
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