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Hu, Xiaodan; Bowman, Gene – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2016
In this study, the authors focus on the initiation and development of the Alamo Academies, aiming to illustrate an exemplary industry-driven model that addresses workforce development in local community. After a brief introduction of the context, the authors summarized major factors that contribute to the success of the collaboration model,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Partnerships in Education, Change Strategies, Community Colleges
Gaus, Frances Gayle – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Over the past four decades there has been a great amount of research on retention of students in higher education institutions (Tinto, 2006); however, few studies have examined the effect of what institutions provide for student support, regarding retention, specifically allied health program students. Retention of community college students in…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Program Development, School Holding Power, Community Colleges
Johnson, Charles N. – 1971
Tarrant County Junior College (TCJC) South Campus in Texas offers a special Basic Studies program for its high-risk students. The program courses are "college level," have transfer credit, and are positive in nature as opposed to the traditional compensatory, remedial approach. There is an in-depth discussion of: the Basic Studies…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Educational Innovation, General Education
Reed, Jim F.; Cox, Jeannene – 1976
This paper reports an overview of Project FOLLOW-UP, whose purpose was to develop, test, and validate a statewide management information system for follow-up of Texas public junior and community college students. The system designed is for use by machine or manual processing and is thus useful to small and large institutions while interfacing with…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Followup Studies, Management Information Systems
Jolly, Richard Carman – 1978
A survey of the presidents and chief student personnel administrators at 54 Texas community college campuses was conducted in 1977 to determine if the Tomorrow's Higher Education Project (THE) model for student personnel programs could be implemented at the college level and whether such implementation would improve student personnel programs at…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics
Tarrant County Junior Coll. District, Ft. Worth, TX. – 1976
Project FOLLOW-UP was conducted to develop, test, and validate a statewide management information system for follow-up of Texas public junior and community college students. This activities manual provides an overview of the resultant student information system (TEX-SIS) and its characteristics. Seven subsystems comprise SIS, each with its own…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Followup Studies, Guides

Nelson, Carrie Hughes – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 1994
Describes the process of developing a long-range plan for the statewide implementation of Tech Prep associate of applied science (AAS) degree programs in Texas. Suggests that the most critical issues of implementation are effective resource allocation, program access, quality assurance, and building program infrastructure. (15 references.) (MAB)
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Outcomes of Education, Program Administration
Ferguson, L. G.; And Others – 1975
In order to assess the felt needs and interests of the local population and business community relative to education and training, a survey was designed and implemented in the four-county area surrounding Waco, Texas. This volume, part one of a three part series documents the work done in developing and conducting the community needs assessment…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Attitudes, Community Surveys, Demonstration Programs
Clark, Donald L.; And Others – 1993
The Tech-Prep Statewide Professional Development Consortium of Texas supplemented and complemented professional development activities done within 25 local tech prep consortia to assist in full implementation of the tech prep initiative. Needs analyses identified major areas of emphasis, assessed the current level of tech prep knowledge and…
Descriptors: Consortia, High Schools, Needs Assessment, Postsecondary Education
Grayson County Coll., Denison, TX. – 1995
A statewide evaluation of the mental health technologies programs of Texas' community colleges was conducted to determine the extent to which the programs use the principles of competency-based instruction (CBI) and performance standards and to establish whether competencies being taught have been evaluated in the workplace. The following were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Ferguson, L. G.; And Others – 1975
In order to assess the felt needs and interests of the local population and business community relative to education and training, a survey was designed and implemented in the four-county area surrounding Waco, Texas. This volume, part two of a three part series, documents the work done in developing and conducting the business and industry…
Descriptors: Business, Curriculum Development, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
Wattenbarger, James L. – 1992
Drawing from an analysis of more than 50 documents related to the need for technical education and training in Texas, and from interviews with 29 individuals knowledgeable about the state's technical education and training, this report assesses the current statewide capacity to to adequately train the workforce that is the expected requirement for…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Educational Needs
Texas Coll. and Univ. System, Austin. Coordinating Board. – 1976
This document consists of 12 chapters pertaining to the role, scope, and functions of the Coordinating Board of the Texas College and University System in regulating Texas public junior colleges, and presents the Board rules and regulations regarding junior college program development and operations. Chapters include: (1) statutory authority of…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Codification, College Curriculum, College Planning
Angel, Dan – Capsule, 1990
The Texas Academic Skills Program (TASP) is a statewide program designed to ensure that all students attending public colleges and universities have the basic reading, mathematics, and writing skills necessary to perform effectively at the college level. All entering first-time freshmen are required to take the TASP test, which has a basic skills…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Community Colleges, Educational Testing, Graduation Requirements
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1996
The Texas Education Code requires the Commissioner of Education to develop and propose alternative methods of assessment for students who have not passed the exit level test. The goal of this requirement is an alternative mechanism by which a student can demonstrate the knowledge and skills measured by the exit level test and thus earn a high…
Descriptors: Accountability, Associate Degrees, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Assessment
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