ERIC Number: ED386259
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1995-Apr
Pages: 29
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Analysis of Fall 1994 Course Grades.
Pima Community Coll., Tucson, AZ. Office of Research and Planning.
This report provides data on withdrawal and success rates and grades earned in fall 1994 at the five campuses of Pima Community College (PCC), in Arizona. Following a literature review on national course grades, descriptions are provided of the following: (1) grades and withdrawals for fall 1979, 1984, 1989, and 1994, indicating that the number of A grades has increased from 28% in 1979 to 32% in 1994; (2) a comparison of grades by PCC campus, indicating that the Community Campus awarded the highest percentage of A's; (3) grades by ethnic group, indicating that 40% of the grades awarded to Native Americans were A's and B's, compared to 56% for the Anglo/Other category and 55% for Asians; (4) grades by gender, revealing higher success and lower withdrawal rates for females than for males; (5) grades by age group, revealing that students over 40 received the highest percentage of A's at almost 50%; and (6) grades by veteran, Pell grant, day/extended day, and occupational/non-occupational status. Appendix A provides six tables showing the number and percent of grades awarded for fall 1990-94 both district-wide and by campus, while appendix B provides seven tables on the numbers and percentages of grades awarded in fall 1994 by ethnicity, gender, age, veteran status, Pell grant status, day/extended-day classes, and occupational and non-occupational classes. (KP)
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Ethnic Groups, Females, Grades (Scholastic), Males, Multicampus Districts, School Effectiveness, School Holding Power, Statistical Distributions, Student Characteristics, Success, Two Year Colleges, Withdrawal (Education)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Pima Community Coll., Tucson, AZ. Office of Research and Planning.
Identifiers: Pima Community College AZ


