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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED301292 AUTHOR: Mendoza, Jose
TITLE: Developing and Implementing a Data Base and
Microcomputer Tracking System To Track and Serve Minority
Students To Enhance Minority Recruitment and Retention.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1988
NOTE: 33 p.
ABSTRACT: Brief descriptions are provided of several
components of Glendale Community College's (GCC's) programs
to ensure adequate links with the minority community and
stimulate enrollments to achieve parity in enrollment
proportions. Introductory sections offer a rationale for
minority emphasis programs, define "minority," enumerate
reasons for attending a community college, and examine the
objectives and implementation of minority emphasis programs.
The next sections focus on particular components of the
programs, including: (1) educational outreach and
recruitment; (2) retention services; (3) an early warning
system whereby students in academic difficulty are referred
to appropriate services; and (4) a student information
system (SIS), which centralizes registration, transcripts,
class rosters, enrollment reports, and financial aid data.
The final sections look at the SIS in greater detail,
examining system development, downloading capabilities, data
retrieval, and features which permit the college to contact
targeted groups, including unregistered applicants,
dropouts, and new students. In addition, the report
describes the database tracking system, which uses
information downloaded from the SIS to track Hispanic,
Black, American Indian, and Asian/Pacific Islander student
enrollments and progress. Several attachments are provided
on the Faculty Mentoring Retention Program, including a
guidebook for mentors and information for new students.
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KEY DESCRIPTORS: Community-Colleges; Databases-; Program
Development; Program-Implementation; Teacher-Student
Relationship; Two-Year-Colleges
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Computer-Oriented
Programs; *Mentors-; *Minority-Groups; *School-Holding
Power; *Student-Recruitment
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