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Michelle Miller-Adams; Kevin M. Hollenbeck; Bridget F. Timmeney; Kyle Huisman – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2024
The Columbus Promise, a place-based tuition-free college program for graduates of Columbus City Schools, was created in 2021 and began granting scholarships to the high school graduating class of 2022. The initial phase of the Columbus Promise is a three-year pilot covering the high school graduating classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024. The overriding…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, High School Graduates, Scholarships, Enrollment Influences
Browning, Bill – Aspen Institute, 2015
"Working Together and Making A Difference: Virginia Western Community College and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Partnership Case Study Report" is a report aimed at informing community college and workforce leaders of best practices for launching and expanding partnerships to serve students more effectively. Co-published by AspenWSI…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Nonprofit Organizations
Ragno, Kerry Sullivan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this dissertation was to evaluate the effectiveness of an Early Childhood Development Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree program at one community college as part of an ongoing action research project. Prior to this dissertation study, external and internal barriers prevented the associate degree program stakeholders from…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Teacher Education Programs, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
Wingate, Lori; Gullickson, Arlen – Evaluation Resource Center for Advanced Technological Education, 2009
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2009 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the tenth annual survey of ATE projects and centers. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Pelletier, Helen – UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities, 2007
In 2006, it was determined that Maine's new community college system--off to a remarkably promising start--was already at a critical juncture: nearing or exceeding capacity in many of their most popular programs, straining facilities and the ability of staff to deliver high quality programs and services, and struggling to meet the demand of many…
Descriptors: College Environment, Skilled Workers, Private Sector, Economic Development
Gullickson, Arlen R.; Wingate, Lori A. – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2008
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2008 survey of National Science Foundation (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) grant recipients. Conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, this was the ninth annual survey of ATE projects and centers. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario, 2004
Ontario's colleges are eager to partner with the Government of Ontario to expand college capacity by at least 10 percent and double the number of apprentices over the next five years. Assuming that Government will continue to fund enrolment growth, colleges are fully prepared to improve access to applied education and increase enrolment levels.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, State Aid, Investment, Colleges
Ritchie, Liesel A.; Gullickson, Arlen R.; Wygant, Barbara – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2007
This fact sheet summarizes data gathered in the 2007 annual survey for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program. This was the eighth annual survey of ATE projects and centers conducted by The Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University. Included here are statistics about the program's grantees and…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects
Coryn, Chris L. S.; Ritchie, Liesel A.; Gullickson, Arlen R. – Evaluation Center, Western Michigan University, 2006
The 2006 survey is the seventh annual survey of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Advanced Technological Education (ATE) program conducted by The Evaluation Center. This survey collects information about the general characteristics of the ATE program's grantees and their work activities, accomplishments, and impacts. This fact sheet presents…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Grants, Surveys, Research Projects