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Direct linkGore, Frederic Steven – ProQuest LLC, 2019
With the mounting pressures on institutions of higher education to do more with limited resources, the opportunity to collaborate with other colleges has emerged as a viable tool to create efficiencies and obtain valuable knowledge otherwise unattainable by an institution, even if that collaboration takes place with a competing institution.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Cooperation, Consortia, Expertise
Download full textKamps, A.; Loritz, T.; Schaff, E.; Richie, D. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
"Making the Future: The Wisconsin Strategy," under the leadership of Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC), received a Round Two U.S. Department of Labor Trade Adjustment Assistance for Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) grant. The consortium brought together all 16 colleges in the Wisconsin Technical College System…
Descriptors: Models, College Credits, Prior Learning, Community Colleges
Mikulka, D.; Remy, K.; Smith, C.; Fox, H. L. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
In 2011, Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas was awarded a $19.6 million Round 1 TAACCCT grant through the Department of Labor to provide industry-relevant, hands-on training for high-demand, high-wage careers. The consortium, Technical Retraining to Achieve Credentials (TRAC-7), was led by Washburn University, and included seven Kansas…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Veterans Education, Transitional Programs, Partnerships in Education
California Community Colleges, Chancellor's Office, 2015
The California Community Colleges serves approximately 2.1 million students each year and is the largest system of higher education in the nation. The state's 112 community colleges are charged with providing workforce training, basic skills education and preparing students to transfer to four-year universities. Currently, 78 of our 112 community…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Kirby, C. L. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2016
Several federal grants prioritized the role of community colleges in education and training in recent years, and one of the most substantial investments was the Trade Adjustment Act Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) program of the United States Department of Labor (DOL). Beginning October 2011, these $2 billion capacity-building…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Grants, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
Peer reviewedBroughton, Connie – New Directions for Higher Education, 2009
People do not want to know the history, minutiae of policy, or operations, or even the political intrigues of a virtual consortium. People want to know if the consortium has value, whether it can help them, and if it is a threat. In this article, the author focuses on the operating principles and policies that have proven successful in the…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Consortia, Educational Environment
Bragg, Debra D.; Kirby, Catherine; Zhu, Rongchun – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2006
This report is the summary of key aspects of Tech Prep in Illinois over the five year period of 2001-2005 during which all Tech Prep consortia provided annual data based on federal legislative requirements and state-determined essential elements of successful programs. These annual Tech Prep reports enable local educators to monitor student…
Descriptors: Tech Prep, Consortia, Outcomes of Education, High Schools
