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From High School to Community College to ODU to the C-Suite: Creating a Text-Book Free Pathway to a Bachelor's Z-Degree
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Draper, Darryl; Mayes, Lisa; Payne, Brian – Open Learning, 2023
To counter tuition and textbook costs for degree-seeking students, a specific pathway to a bachelor's degree in Leadership was developed. The pathway, comprised of partnerships with the high school Leadership Academy at a public high school, community college, and Old Dominion University (ODU), reduced tuition and textbook costs, allowing the…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Open Educational Resources, High School Teachers, College Faculty
A Statewide Examination of College Access Services and Resources in Virginia
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Alleman, Nathan F.; Stimpson, Racheal L.; Holly, L. Neal – State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2009
In the summer of 2008, the Commonwealth of Virginia was awarded a $1.1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Education. The College Access Challenge Grant Program (CACGP) is coordinated through the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). The focus of the grant is to increase student access to postsecondary education,…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Access to Education, Program Development, Geographic Distribution
Development and Progress of the Appalachian Higher Education Network: A Project of the Appalachian Regional Commission
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Schwartz, Jeffrey H. – Appalachian Regional Commission, 2004
In 1998, the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) began developing what is now the Appalachian Higher Education (AHE) Network. The AHE Network, currently composed of eight centers, has the mission of increasing the college-going rate in Appalachia, the numbers of students who continue their education directly after graduating high school. This…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Networks, Educational Attainment, Program Effectiveness
A Current Overview of Veterinary Medical Education in the South: A Staff Report to the Southern Regional Education Board.
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Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1978
The need for veterinarians and the capacity of the South for providing veterinary medical education are examined. Summarized are eight current veterinary medical education programs in the region and planned developments in education (in Kentucky, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Arkansas). Projected are the effects of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Opportunities, Demand Occupations, Educational Demand
Articulation Workshop for Key Secondary and Community College Vocational Education Personnel (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, October 23-25, 1978)
Hoerner, James L., Ed.; Austin, Gary L., Ed. – 1978
The workshop reported here was held to allow key personnel from secondary education and community colleges in Virginia an opportunity to explore existing problems as well as potential strategies relating to improved articulation of vocational programs at both levels. The content is presented in three parts. The first contains the three major…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Articulation (Education), Career Counseling
Handbook on Developing Effective Linking Strategies. Vocational Education Models for Linking Agencies Serving the Handicapped.
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Tindall, Lloyd W.; And Others – 1982
A product of the Project on Vocational Education Models for Linking Agencies Serving the Handicapped, this handbook is designed to assist state and local level personnel to develop effective linking strategies that will help meet the needs of handicapped students. It consists of 11 chapters. Following an introductory explanation of the purpose and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrator Guides, Adult Education, Agency Cooperation