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Stevens, Mary A. – 1981
During 1980, Black Hawk Community College conducted a follow-up study of the 92 students who had graduated with an Associate in Liberal Arts (ALS) degree since 1973. The degree differs from the college's more traditional degrees in emphasizing less restrictive residency requirements, opportunities to develop a personalized course of instruction,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Equivalency Tests
Romo, Harriett D.; Falbo, Toni – 1996
This book describes how "at-risk" Hispanic youth defy the odds and stay in school to earn a high school diploma. Information about success is needed because Hispanic youth drop out at about twice the rate of non-Hispanic Whites. The discussion is based on the results of a 4-year longitudinal study of 100 Hispanic youth labeled at-risk by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Research
