ERIC Number: ED078834
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1973-Apr
Pages: 68
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Assessment of Community College Enrollment Patterning: A Sociocultural Analysis.
Alfred, Richard L.
In this study of enrollment patterning in colleges of the Metropolitan Junior College District, major examination is undertaken of the impact of selected quantitative and qualitative factors on enrollment distribution in regional community colleges. This investigation is based upon an educational planning model derived from the theoretical framework of social demography and serves to describe patterning of college enrollment in terms of the sociocultural milieu of district community colleges. A review of the literature relevant to organizational growth and dynamics of two-year colleges in the United States was made. Findings include: (1) During a period of slow college enrollment throughout the nation, the Metropolitan District colleges have demonstrated the capacity to increase headcount and FTE enrollment; (2) Student utilization of parking facilities at the urban community colleges of the district approximates a rate of 57% over a one-week instructional period; and (3) Modes of student access to suburban community college facilities are somewhat limited. (Author/CK)
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Authoring Institution: Metropolitan Junior Coll. District, Kansas City, MO. Office of Educational Development and Research.
Identifiers: Missouri


