Community College Student Alcohol Abuse: An Assessment

The Effect of Alcohol Abuse on Academic Achievement on Two-Year Campuses

“…A research project conducted by Davis and Hunnicutt (1991) attempted to address this issue. In a study of students attending Nebraska community colleges, they found high rates of alcohol consumption with a host of negative consequences for this behavior.…”

Effectiveness of an Alcohol Education Program Among Community College Students

“…As previously stated, intervention and educational program support are rare on community college campuses (Davis & Hunnicutt, 1992;McAloon, 1994;Presley et al, 1993). This study was an attempt to explore the influence of alcohol education programming on the drinking environment and to focus on what may be happening on campuses with extensive alcohol education programming.…”

“…Alcohol education and prevention programming can help contribute to meeting this mission. Indeed, Davis and Hunnicutt (1992) and McAloon (1994) recently called for community colleges to initiate campus educational programs.…”

“…Evaluating such programs in terms of student drinking is considered crucial (Kraft, 1988;Davis & Hunnicutt, 1992). Davis and Hunnicutt (1992) indicated that there is a particularly strong need to measure the effectiveness of community college alcohol education programming as related to frequency of student alcohol use.…”

“…Davis and Hunnicutt (1992) indicated that there is a particularly strong need to measure the effectiveness of community college alcohol education programming as related to frequency of student alcohol use. Presley and Meilman (1992) noted that evaluation should be conducted in terms of impact on the campus environment, as in campus drinking norms brought about by alcohol education programming.…”