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A survey was conducted of students who left John Tyler Community College (JTCC) after one or more quarters of attendance. The purposes of the study were to establish the students' primary goals for enrolling, evaluate whether their goals were achieved, identify the reasons for their withdrawal, ascertain their current activities, and determine whether they planned to return to JTCC in the future. A total of 1,843 students ientified as non-returning between winter and spring of 1986 were surveyed. Study findings, based on a 46 % response rate, included the following: (1) in relation to their representation in the student population as a whole, a high proportion of part-time students dropped out; (2) male students tended to drop out at a higher rate than females; (3) the percentage of non-returning students by ethnic status and by residence was proportionate to that of the total student enrollment