Applied Research Grant Program

2005 Reports

"Agenda for Success:  Dimensions of Access to BSN Programs for ADN Graduates in Upstate New York" (pdf) 
Corning Community College, and
Lord Fairfax Community College
"Retention and Integration of Community College Students in Distance Learning" (pdf)
Tompkins Cortland Community College

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"Agenda for Success:  Dimensions of Access to BSN Programs for ADN Graduates in Upstate New York"(pdf) 

Project goal:  Analyzing Baccalaureate Degree Options for Associate Degree Nursing Graduates in Isolated Areas of Upstate New York: A Methodology for Nursing Faculty Assessment

Gail Ropelewski-Ryan RN, BSN, MS
Division Chairperson for Nursing, Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Corning Community College
Corning, NY

Maren Hess BS, MBA
Director of Institutional Research
Corning Community College
Corning, NY

Margaret Bartow BA, MS, EdD
Dean of Learning for Humanities, Mathematics and Social Sciences
Lord Fairfax Community College
Fairfax, VA




"Retention and Integration of Community College Students in Distance Learning" (pdf)

Project goal:  Analyzing retention and integration of on-line students by  academic program, assessing programmatic retention over the last three academic years, and investigating retention on the institutional level by focusing on fall to spring retention of new students (first-time, full-time) enrolled primarily in on-line classes vs. traditional classes. 

Kris Altucher, Ph.D.
Director of Institutional Research
Tompkins Cortland Community College

Erin Machan Howd
Coordinator of Online Learning Services
Tompkins Cortland Community College

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