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College Research:
RESEARCH BRIEFS 
 
Research Briefs are published 2-3 times per semester by the Institutional Research Office at CSM. Please contact sewart@smccd.net for a copy of research briefs in a format other than PDF. 
 
Research Briefs: (All in PDF format)

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 Date

Title

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1

1

 October 1991

Degree Completion Patterns of CSM Transfer Students

Matriculation

Fall 1983 - Fall 1989

PDF

523

2

1

2

 December 1991

CSM Transfer Applicants to the University of California

Matriculation

Fall 1990

PDF

466

3

2

1

 September 1992

Student Perceptions of Diagnostic Tests and Course Placements in Mathematics

Assessment

Spring 1992

PDF

531

4

2

2

 January 1993

Student Perceptions of Matriculation Services

Services

Fall 1992

PDF

994

5

2

3

 April 1993

CSM Students Achieve Their Goals

Matriculation

Spring 1990 - Spring 1991

PDF

485

6

3

1

 February 1994

Why Students Withdraw From Courses

Retention

Spring 1993 - Fall 1994

PDF

762

7

3

2

 May 1994

English and Reading Tests Place Students Accurately

Assessment

Fall 1988 - Spring 1992

PDF

81

8

4

1

 October 1994

Learning to Learn: Student Educational Gains at CSM

Matriculation

Spring 1994

PDF

77

9

4

2

 December 1994

District Transfers to UC Up 21%

Matriculation

Fall 1992 - Fall 1993

PDF

78

10

4

3

 March 1995

Writing Sample Reliably Evaluates Non-Native Speaker's Skills

Assessment

Fall 1988 - Fall 1994

PDF

80

11

4

4

 April 1995

CSM Transfers to the California State University

Matriculation

Fall 1988 - Fall 1992

PDF

87

12

5

1

 September 1995

Acquiring Writing Skills at CSM

Assessment

Spring 1994

PDF

78

13

5

2

 December 1995

A Profile of ESL Students at CSM

Assessment

Spring 1995

PDF

89

14

5

3

 January 1996

Degrees and Certificates Awarded at CSM:

Matriculation

Fall 1992 - Summer 1995

PDF

78

15

5

4

 May 1996

CSM Nursing Program Prerequisites Contribute to Student Success

Prerequisites

Fall 1994 - Fall 1995

PDF

78

16

6

1

 October 1996

CSM Transfers Students

Matriculation

Fall 1986 - Fall 1993

PDF

90

17

6

2

 April 1997

CSM Engineering Majors: A Descriptive Profile

Demographics

Spring 1994 - Fall 1996

PDF

84

18

7

1

 September 1997

ESL Students at the San Mateo County Community College District

Assessment

Spring 1997

PDF

89

19

7

2

 October 1997

Students Give High Marks to CSM Telecourses

Instruction

Fall 1996

PDF

90

20

7

3

 May 1998

CSM Student Academic Success: Successful Course Completion Rates:

Completion

Fall 1993 - Spring 1997

PDF

87

21

8

1

 October 1998

CSM Student Academic Success: English and Reading Basic Skills Course Completion Rates:

Completion

Fall 1993 - Spring 1997

PDF

135

22

8

2

 November 1998

CSM Student Academic Success: Mathematics Basic Skills Course Completion Rates:

Completion

Fall 1993 - Spring 1997

PDF

120

23

8

3

 January 1999

CSM Student Academic Success: ESL Course Completion Rates:

Completion

Fall 1993 - Spring 1997

PDF

134

24

8

4

 March 1999

CSM Placement Test Outcomes:

Assessment

Fall 1995 - Fall 1998

PDF

220

25

9

1

 September 1999

SMCCCD Transfer and Degree/Certificate Completion Rates:

Matriculation

Fall 1995 - Spring 1998

PDF

109

26

9

2

 April 2000

SMCCCD Transfer Students Recent Trends:

Matriculation

Fall 1989 - Fall 1999

PDF

117

27

9

3

 July 2000

SMCCCD Enrollment Trends:

Enrollment

Fall 1968 - Fall 1999

PDF

98

28

10

1

 November 2000

Campus Communications Survey:

Infrastructure

Fall 2000

PDF

130

29

10

2

 December 2000

CSM Puente Program Facilitating Transfer Readiness

Matriculation

Fall 1996 - Summer 2000

PDF

103

30

10

3

 March 2001

SM County High School Graduates Academic Preparation and College Participation

Matriculation

1980 - 1999

PDF

138

31

10

4

 May 2001

CSM Student Academic Success: Successful Course Completions Rates:

Completion

Fall 1997 - Summer 2000

PDF

103

32

11

1

 September 2001

SMCCCD Transfer and Degree/Certificate Completion Rates:

Matriculation

Fall 1997 - Spring 2000

PDF

95

33

11

2

 March 2002

Pacific Islander Students at College of San Mateo

Enrollment

Fall 1981 - Fall 2001

PDF

84

34

11

3

 May 2002

SMCCCD Transfer Students

Matriculation

Fall 1989 - Summer 2001

PDF

92

35

12

1

 September 2002

Concurrent High School Enrollment Program: Tracking Subsequent College Matriculation

Matriculation

Summer 1999 - Spring 2002

PDF

528

36

12

2

 September 2002

Concurrent High School Enrollment Program: A Profile of College of San Mateo Students (Part 2)

Demographics

Summer 1997 - Spring 2002

PDF

534

37

12

3

 November 2002

Distance Learning Coursework: A CSM Student Profile

Demographics

Fall 1999 - Spring 2002

PDF

536

38

12

4

 January 2003

Transfer Pathways: Where do CSM Transfer Students Enroll?

Matriculation

Fall 1989 - Summer 2002

PDF

534

39

12

5

 March 2003

CSM Students Enrolling in More Than 19 Units

Completion

Fall 2000 - Spring 2002

PDF

522

40

12

6

 June 2003

CSM Student Enrollment Patterns

Enrollment

Fall 1993 - Spring 2003

PDF

531

41

13

1

 September 2003

Composing Matters - Reading in the Writing classroom

Prerequisites

Fall 1996 - Spring 2002

PDF

137

42

13

2

 October 2003

CSM International Students:

Demographics

Fall 1997 - Spring 2003

PDF

96

43

13

3

 December 2003

CSM Student Internet Connectivity

Demographics

Fall 2000 - Spring 2004

PDF

106

44

13

4

 March 2004

San Mateo County Residents Enrolling at CCSF

Enrollment

Summer 1998 - Summer 2003

PDF

95

45

13

5

 March 2004

CSM Students with Bachelor’s Degrees

Demographics

Fall 2003

PDF

116

46

13

6

 May 2004

SMCCCD Transfers to the UC by Ethnicity

Matriculation

Fall 1994 - Summer 2003

PDF

96

The data and information presented on this web site is intended to support College-wide planning efforts and foster effective institutional change in order to meet our student's diverse needs. If you have questions about the research presented here or would like additional information, please call John Sewart at 650.574.6196 or email at sewart@smccd.net

NOTE:  The opinions expressed here represent the opinion of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of those who hold other opinions.