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Differences in Work, Levels of Involvement, and Academic Performance between Residential and Commuter Students
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Alfano, Halley J.; Eduljee, Nina B. – College Student Journal, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between work, levels of involvement and academic performance between residential and commuter students. One hundred and eight undergraduate students at a private college in the Northeast were surveyed. Surveys aimed at examining work and levels of involvement were administered to the…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Commuting Students, On Campus Students, Private Colleges
Predicting the Retention of College Sophomores: The Importance of Satisfaction
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Pullins, Tamera Lanae – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Research is beginning to demonstrate that sophomores are unique in their academic and developmental needs, yet little is known about how college sophomores' satisfaction with their collegiate experience influences their persistence decisions. This study utilized logistic regression to predict college sophomores' persistence based on student…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Grade Point Average, Predictor Variables, Private Colleges
Student Expenses at Postsecondary Institutions, 1977-78.
Suchar, Elizabeth W.; And Others – 1977
A listing is given of student expenses at approximately 2,750 postsecondary institutions across the United States as reported by the institutions. Eighteen tables give data indicating average expenses for commuting students, self-supporting students, and resident students, both those living in campus housing and those in private housing. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis, Expenditure per Student
Net Cost of Student Attendance at Postsecondary Institutions in New York State.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1986
National and New York State trends in both the cost of higher education and the various types of student aid programs are addressed. Data are provided for 1976-1977, 1981-1982, and 1983-1984. Also provided are estimates of the "net cost" of a college education after taking into account various financial resources (e.g., family…
Descriptors: College Students, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis, Family Income
Excerpts from the: Commuter Institution Index.
Moore, William S., Comp. – 1981
Information about and excerpts from the 1981 "Commuter Institution Index," an annual publication on research on commuter institutions of higher education are presented. The Index provides an overview of the demographic characteristics of responding institutions and the functions most frequently performed by these institutions for commuters. It…
Descriptors: Commuter Colleges, Commuting Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Counseling
Biennial Survey of Education in the United States, 1936-1938. Bulletin, 1940, No. 2. Chapter IV: Statistics of Higher Education, 1937-38
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Badger, Henry G.; Kelly, Frederick J.; McNeely, John H. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
For the statistical compilations found in the following pages the data were gathered by means of two questionnaires--one on faculty, students, and degrees; and the other on receipts, expenditures, and property. These questionnaires were sent to all of the 1,709 institutions listed in Office of Education Bulletin 1939, No. 1, "Educational…
Descriptors: Educational History, Statistical Surveys, National Surveys, School Statistics