ERIC ED311971: Student Retention at Piedmont Virginia pdf

ERIC ED311971: Student Retention at Piedmont Virginia

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In November 1989, a study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to examine retention rates for 1988-89 according to a variety of institutional and student characteristics and to determine whether major differences existed between returning and non-returning students. Data were collected from end-of-term student computer files. Study findings included the following: (1) 51.9% of all students and 84.1% of all full-time students who enrolled in fall 1988 re-enrolled in and completed spring 1989; (2) the retention rate for freshmen was 65.1%, while sophomores had a retention rate of 71.1%; (3) part-time students had a retention rate of 44.3%, with most of the returning students enrolled in on-campus programs leading toward degrees; (4) in 1987-88, full-time, unclassified students had a fall-to-winter retention rate of 79.4% and a winter-to-spring retention rate of 92.3%, while in 1988-89, the retention rate among these students fell to 67.7%; (5) the nursing program had a 100% retention rate in 1988-89; and (6) in 1988-89, the retention rate for full-time black students was 8.4% lower than in 1987-88, and 22.3% lower than that for full-time white students.

The Fortran program used to calculate the retention statistics is appended, along with sample tables generated by the program. (JMC

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1989-11
• Year: 1989
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Full Time Students, Majors (Students), Minority Groups, Part Time Students, School Holding Power, Student Attrition, Student Characteristics, Tables (Data), Two Year College Students, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education

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