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Download full textCohen, Arthur M.; And Others – 1988
The Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunities Program (UCCTOP) was initiated in 1983 to stimulate the transfer of minority students from community colleges to universities. Collecting data on the effects of the UCCTOP activities proved to be one of the most difficult aspects of the project as community colleges typically do not have reliable…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Minority Groups
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1987
A major reason for the paucity of usable data on the contributions and effectiveness of community colleges is that the definitions on which the data are based are imprecise. Colleges' contributions might be better understood if their functions were reconceptualized. The collegiate dimension of community colleges (i.e, that portion of the…
Descriptors: Academic Education, College Curriculum, College Role, Community Colleges
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1984
This discussion of the transfer function of California's community colleges focuses on the problems of obtaining reliable information, research findings on factors affecting transfer success, and ways of accurately assessing transfer rates. After affirming the importance of the transfer function of community colleges, the paper examines flaws and…
Descriptors: College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection
PDF pending restorationCohen, Arthur M. – Transfer Working Papers, 1992
In an effort to standardize the definition of the two-year college student transfer rate and to collect national transfer data, the Center for the Study of Community Colleges (CSCC) has solicited data annually since 1989 from a sample of 240 public and private two-year colleges nationwide. The CSCC has standardized the definition of "transfer…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection, Definitions
PDF pending restorationCohen, Arthur M. – 1979
Accurate data on the number of students who transfer from two-year colleges to senior colleges are not available because the ways of counting transfers vary greatly from system to system and state to state. While most studies define transfer students as those who have taken courses at a community college and subsequently enroll at a senior…
Descriptors: College Credits, College Transfer Students, Data Collection, Definitions
Cohen, Arthur M. – 1992
Issues surrounding the transfer function of California's community colleges are analyzed in this report. First, a historical overview is provided of the role of community colleges, their relationship to the California State University and the University of California systems, and expectations concerning transfer. Next, problems associated with…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Data Collection
