A Profile of First-Time Students at Virginia Community Colleges, 1974-75.

Autor/inn/en	DeFreitas, Patricia M.; Roesler, Elmo D.
Institution	Virginia State Dept. of Community Colleges, Richmond.
Titel	A Profile of First-Time Students at Virginia Community Colleges, 1974-75.
Quelle	(1976), (39 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Aspiration; Age; College Freshmen; College Preparation; Community Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Demography; Educational Objectives; Family Characteristics; Family Income; Minority Groups; Socioeconomic Background; State Surveys; Student Characteristics; Two Year College Students; Two Year Colleges + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Studienanfänger; Community college; Community College; Demografie; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Familieneinkommen; Ethnische Minderheit; Sozioökonomische Lage
Abstract	This report describes first-time students in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) in terms of demographic characteristics, socioeconomic background, academic characteristics, and goals. Additionally, the VCCS student characteristics are compared with American Council on Education norms for two- and four-year public college students nationwide. Information on the VCCS students was collected by means of a student data form administered to nearly 30,000 students during 1974-75. Data analysis showed: (1) 51% of the students were men; (2) 15% were minority group members; (3) median age was 23.35 years; (4) 45% were married; (5) 48% had military experience; (6) 62% lived within ten miles of the community college they attended; (7) more than one-third of the students' parents had not completed high school; (8) more than half of the students' fathers were employed in white collar occupations; (9) median parental income was $14,466; (10) 43% indicated an occupational goal as a reason for attending the community college; (11) 25% had no degree aspirations; and (12) 31% aspired to a baccalaureate or higher degree. Overall, it appeared that the VCCS was serving a somewhat different population from that of many two- and four-year public colleges across the nation. The student data form and tabular data on student characteristics are appended. (JDS)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC