The Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group) partnered with Umoja Community leadership to conduct a study that assesses statewide efforts to support Umoja program coordinators. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the technical assistance, resources, and trainings offered by the statewide…

Librarians at Central Oregon Community College's Barber Library explored how to best serve the needs of three satellite campuses across a large geographic region. While initially intending to start an embedded librarianship program, a pair of surveys showed the relationships and awareness necessary for the foundation of such a program were…

The rising cost of attending college creates a financial challenge for most students, many of whom must take out student loans to pursue their education goals. Whether or not they earn a degree, these students will leave school with the burden of managing student debt. How well they manage this complex process may shape their personal finances for…

Strong mental and behavioral health supports on campus can improve the academic performance of students and increase their resilience and ability to handle stress, with reduced suicide rates, substance abuse, and eating disorders, but this study reveals that students with mental health disabilities continue to face barriers to accessing counseling…

In an attempt to better understand how community colleges responded to the economic maelstrom, the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) surveyed its member institutions to examine changes in enrollment, local factors contributing to enrollment shifts, and the lessons learned from their experiences. The authors found the following: (1)…

Drawing from on-site assessments of the implementation and effectiveness of 30 selected Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) programs operating at California community colleges, this report synthesizes information collected between September 1985 and May 1986 through student and faculty/staff surveys, 1,025 detailed interviews with…

In spring 1985, the Office of Student Outreach at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Illinois initiated a study to determine the effectiveness of their responses to telephone and mail inquiries for information about the college. A survey was mailed to a sample of 420 inquirers, asking about their information needs, their evaluation and use of…

In response to a 3% decline in fall 1977 enrollments, Odessa College developed and implemented a comprehensive marketing program. After initial planning, a marketing task force and nine mini-task forces were created to deal with the topics of community economic markets, community cultural markets, student retention, student recruitment techniques,…

In the spring of 1989, a study was conducted of the academic advising systems and practices in place for part-time students at 27 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges. The purpose of the study was to gather information on the advising systems and to determine if adult, part-time, evening students had the same access to advisement…

To evaluate the outreach and marketing efforts for its non-credit offerings, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of recent continuing education students in spring 1996. First, a random sample of 200 former students who had enrolled in continuing education courses in the past 5 years was surveyed, receiving 57 completed…

Although homeland security has gained prominence as a national focus and investment, it is clear that much of the most effective preparation must begin at local, state, and regional levels. This report reveals that an astonishing number of community colleges offer degree and certificate programs for first responders--law enforcement officers,…

Project LIFE, which began in October 1987, was a model program that involved a coalition of community agencies in addressing the problem of adult illiteracy in a community college setting, enhancing participants' employability, and providing them with career adaptability. To improve outreach efforts, program planners made heavy use of commercial…

At Northern Maine Technical College (NMTC), students can take classes at outreach locations, usually at a high school in their local community. In 1991, a study was conducted to determine the needs, perspectives, and characteristics of these "satellite" students. Satellite directors at six active cites distributed questionnaires to all…

In spring 1986, the Glendale Community College (GCC) Board of Trustees made a substantial financial commitment to establish and maintain a professional development program designed to benefit all full- and part-time college employees. The underlying goal of the staff development activities is to maximize student access and outcomes by synthesizing…

This report examines the efforts of the University of Hawaii system to adopt and implement outreach programs to residents of areas without four-year and graduate-level educational institutions. Data on current programs were gathered through a questionnaire sent to officials at the University of Hawaii's three university and seven community-college…