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Download full textShields, Jennifer A.; Head, Ronald B. – 2002
This publication reports on the rates of transfer of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) students and tracks what kinds of transfer institutions these students choose. The study analyzes transfer rates by school type: two-year in-state, two-year out-of-state, four-year in-state, and four-year out-of-state. It also analyzes the data…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Transfer Students
Head, Ronald B. – 1989
Between June 1987 and June 1989, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) undertook several activities to assess student outcomes in accordance with the college's 1987 plan for student assessment. Specific measures included determining entering student characteristics, college transfer education outcomes, occupational/technical education…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Employer Attitudes, General Education
Head, Ronald B. – 2001
This research paper analyzes the distance learning program at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) for the 2000-2001 school year, during which PVCC offered 34 distance learning classes. Findings indicate that: (1) 25 of the classes were Web-based (asynchronous) and 9 were compressed video (synchronous); (2) nearly 3% of all classes at PVCC…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Community Colleges, Computer Mediated Communication
Peer reviewedHead, Ronald B. – Inquiry, 2002
Argues that employment of adjunct faculty is vital to the community college mission. Suggests that in the Virginia Community College System, adjuncts provide industry-specific skills that aid in technical education. Explains that full-time faculty can concentrate on concepts and fundamentals, while adjuncts provide the technical skills required…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Budgets, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Kingston, Jane; Head, Ronald B. – 2001
This study examines the possible effects of "College Hour" upon class enrollments at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) (Virginia). College Hour is a one-hour block of time on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 12:20 to 1:20 p.m., when no classes are taught. Instead, the time is dedicated to students' activities and faculty/staff…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Community Colleges, Enrollment
Walsh, Bettye; Head, Ronald B. – 1988
A study was conducted at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) to analyze the college's assessment of students' reading and writing skills, investigate the relationship between assessment scores and grades in specific content courses, establish the relationship between developmental course completion and content course grades, and measure…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Grades (Scholastic), Outcomes of Education
Payne, William H., Jr.; Head, Ronald B. – 2000
This report presents findings reported in the follow-up survey of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) graduates of the class of 1997-98. Graduates were surveyed during the spring of 1999 to determine what jobs they had obtained, which schools they were attending, how much they earned, how satisfied they were with their employment or…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduate Surveys, Outcomes of Education, Participant Satisfaction
Head, Ronald B. – 2000
This report displays longitudinal data on minority enrollment at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), and examines trends that may affect minority enrollment in the future. A record number of minority students attended PVCC for the fall semester 1999. Slightly over two-thirds of all minority students attending PVCC were African-American.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Diversity (Institutional), Enrollment Management, Enrollment Projections
Head, Ronald B. – 2001
This report shows longitudinal data on minority enrollment at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) and examines trends that may affect minority enrollment in the future. It includes demographic characteristics by race and enrollment characteristics by race. Highlights for fall semester 2000 include: (1) out of a total of 4,470 students, 872…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends, Minority Groups
Payne, William H., Jr.; Head, Ronald B. – 2000
This report presents findings reported in the follow-up survey of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) (Virginia) graduates of the class of 1998-99. Graduates were surveyed during the spring of 2000 to determine what jobs they had obtained, which schools they were attending, how much they earned, how satisfied they were with their employment…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Graduate Surveys, Participant Satisfaction, Student Attitudes
Head, Ronald B. – 1999
This study reports on the characteristics and academic performance of recent high school graduates attending Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC). The study found that the number of high school graduates in the PVCC service region increased by an average of 4.1% each year from 1994-99. The number of regional graduates is not a good predictor…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Freshmen, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges
Head, Ronald B. – 1991
In spring 1991, Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) administered a community survey to residents of its service region--Charlottesville and the surrounding counties. The purpose of the survey was to determine how much citizens knew about PVCC and its services; how satisfied they were with these services; and what additional services they…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Colleges, Community Satisfaction
Head, Ronald B. – 1990
Following a 1988-89 legislative mandate that required public four-year colleges and universities in Virginia to report the academic progress of community college transfer students, seven senior institutions submitted data to Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) on the progress of PVCC transfer students. The data provided, however, were…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Colleges, Community Colleges, Enrollment Trends
Head, Ronald B. – 1994
A study was conducted to determine the economic impact of Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) on its service area for fiscal year 1992-93. Three models of economic impact were used in the study: the "short cut" method (SCM) calculating impact based on data on college, employee, and student expenditures in the service region; the Eastern…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Economic Change, Economic Factors
Head, Ronald B. – 1996
Part of an annual review of occupational/technical programs at Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC), this report describes enrollment, graduation, and placement outcomes for PVCC's Associate of Applied Science and certificate programs. Following an executive summary and introduction, the report presents data on program outcomes related to…
Descriptors: Business Education, College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Employment Opportunities
