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The Chronicle of Higher Education
November 28, 2003
HOW 'ENGAGED' ARE STUDENTS? (Table)
Below are some of the best performers in the 2003 Community College Survey
of Student Engagement, which this year measured student participation and interaction
based on surveys of 63,500 students at 93 public two-year colleges in 31 states
and Canada.
| Most overall student engagement |
Enrollment |
Total* |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (suburban) |
280 |
306.4 |
| New Hampshire Community Technical College at Berlin (rural) |
1,952 |
290.9 |
| Cascadia Community College (suburban) |
1,901 |
288.4 |
| South Louisiana Community College (rural) |
1,073 |
283.7 |
| Muskingum Area Technical College (suburban) |
1,915 |
278.9 |
| Most student-faculty interaction |
Enrollment |
Score |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (suburban) |
280 |
65.4 |
| Cascadia Community College (suburban) |
1,901 |
57.7 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College (suburban) |
2,781 |
57.6 |
| New Hampshire Community Technical College at Claremont (rural) |
3,598 |
57.3 |
| River Parishes Community College (rural) |
585 |
57.0 |
| Most support for learners |
Enrollment |
Score |
| Louisiana Delta Community College (suburban) |
280 |
67 |
| Columbus Technical College (Ga.) (urban) |
3,012 |
61.9 |
| Muskingum Area Technical College (suburban) |
1,915 |
59.3 |
| University of Arkansas Community College at Hope (rural) |
1,054 |
58.9 |
| New Mexico Junior College (rural) |
3,405 |
58.5 |
Note: The scores are based on benchmarks, which include combined data from
several survey questions. A score of 50 represents the mean on that benchmark
among the participating institutions.
* Total scores represent the combination of five benchmarks, with a mean of
250.
SOURCE: Chronicle analysis of the 2003 Community College Survey of Student
Engagement
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