CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY
- COLLEGE ARCHIVES
Wednesday, October 31, 1979
urvey shows Saturday
'ollege convenient
! 1979-80 school year
:d the first time ever the
je offered courses on
day for the student
lation. Recently, the
ge surveyed students
ed in Saturday classes to
ut more about them, and
thoughts on Saturday
of 265 surveys were
d among Saturday
students with 224
ly returned. Eight
were asked on the
uestion number two asked,
fch one of the following
describes your present
is?” The response: 50 per-
:of the students polled are
toyed full time, 17 percent
Into the “other” category
ch includes housewives,
fed people or full-time
lints at the College.
ill Hargadine, associate
n, stated earlier this year
I he hoped Saturday
lege would serve a clientele
¡ otherwise might not be
itoattend school.
Ilith 50 percent of the
lents polled currently em-
yed at a full-time status, the
Ication is that some sur-
ied are using their open
tends for schooling which
under normal circumstances
they would not be abje to ob­
tain during the week because of
their job schedule.
Survey question number
three, “If you aré employed, is
your present occupation
related to the course (s) you
have chosen at Saturday
Colllege?” shows that 18 per­
cent of the students are taking
courses directly related, 11
percent closely related and a
majority of 70 percent are
taking classes not related to
their jobs at all.
These 70 percent taking
courses not related to their jobs
were asked, “How they would
classify the course(s) they have
chosen?” A total of 49 percent
classified the course (s) chosen
as personal interest, 29 percent
self improvement and 16 per­
cent, new careers.
Question number four,
“Which of the following best
describes your reason for at­
tending Saturday College
classes?” finds that 35 percent
of those surveyed can attend
evening classes, but Saturday
classes offer additional con­
venience to their schedules. A
total of 26 percent said that the
course (s) they wanted were
only offered in Saturday
College, while 20 percent can­
not attend day or evening
classes and 42 percent can at-
tend weekday classes' but
Saturday offers additional con­
venience to their schedules.
The results of question four
confirm that Saturday College
is indeed filling - a need for
people wanting schooling. A
total of 46 percent of the
students surveyed appear to be
taking Saturday classes out of
necessity and 47 percent for
convenience, 7 percent had
other reasons for attending
Saturday College.
Question number five asked,
“What kind of courses will you
prefer?” Of those responding,
39 percent prefer non-credit,
general interest courses, 38
percent vocational/oc-
cupational courses and 23 per­
cent college-transfer courses.
Art, physical education,
home economics, metal
fabrication, graphic arts,
English and automotive were
the top seven responses to the
question, “What courses would CREEPY CRAWLEY — Spider gets ready for upcoming
you like to see offered that are holiday. Photo by Duffy coffman.
not presently being offered suggestions that can be used in responses dealt with the time
through Saturday College?”
planning the next session,” situation with some wanting
Other courses not being of­ brought on a wide array of classes to start after lunch or
fered at Saturday College that responses.
later than 8a.m.
students would like to see of­
Some students indicated that
A large number suggested
fered included business ad­ they would “like to see the gym many specific classes they
ministration, electronics, life open on weekends also.”
would like to see offered in the
science, math, woodworking
One student surveyed felt future, and others expressed
and music.
that after a hectic Friday night their desire to have the
The final question on the that “8 a.m. was too early for bookstore and cafeteria open
survey, “Please give us some school to start.” Many other on Saturdays.
tew income limits help students
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te to new income limits,
»students are now eligible
financial aid. An indepen­
dent student or the parents of a
dependent student can have a
higher income and more assets
than in past years and still be
eligible.
Since this change was adop­
ted by the legislature, four year
institutions such as Linfield
College have had 50 percent
increase in the number of
eligible students applying for
financial aid. At other com­
munity colleges there has been
a 15 to 25 percent increase. In
contrast to this, Clackamas has
had only 3 percent increase in
the number of students ap­
plying, according to Dick
For an independent married
student with four children, no
equity in the home, and a
yearly income of about
$13,500, the Basic Grant
dependent student from a
family of three, which had a
total family income of $20,700
a year and about $4,000 equity
in their home, qualified this
year for $940—almost the
maximum available. In another
case, Thompson said, a
student from a family of eight
with two children in college,
both parents working with a
total income of $31,500,
equity in their home of
$37,000 and about $1,000 in
savings, qualified for $276 on
the Basic Grant program.
“The application process has
been streamlined to run
quicker and smoother for the
student,” Thompson said. For
half an hour of their time and a
15 cent stamp, the student can
get up to $962, the maximum
basic grant. This amount of aid
is worth more than 140 hours
of work at the minimum wage,
and for the time it takes is wor­
th about $600 an hour in grant
money. In Thompson’s words,
“it’s a gamble one shouldn’t
pass up.” Forms are available
at the Financial Aid office.
allowed $426. A single in­
dependent student living in an
apartment, with an income of
Thompson, financial aid of­ $5,000 a year would receive
ficer.
about $526 in grant money,
Some examples of qualifying Thompson said.
students are as follows: A
YOUR BLOOD-Lee Jeffries checks to see how long he has to go as he
his blood to the Red Cross at the blood mobile that was on campus last
lay. Photo by Duffy Coffman.
Colors by Munsell Color Services Lab
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