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Direct linkGrote, Dustin M.; Richardson, Amy J.; Glisson, Hannah E.; Knight, David B.; Lee, Walter C.; Watford, Bevlee A. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2022
Community college scholars and practitioners consistently seek ways to support vertical transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. An emerging practice to streamline coursework transfer is the use of tailored, intrusive pre-transfer advising to increase information access for students still enrolled at the community college. In…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, Academic Advising, Access to Information
Download full textComplete College America, 2022
In December 2020, Complete College America (CCA), in partnership with the Jessie Ball duPont Fund, launched a rigorous 12- to 18-month project designed to increase student success and completion rates at small liberal arts institutions. The focus was on building and enhancing support systems for first-generation and Pell-eligible students, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Descriptions, Small Colleges, Liberal Arts
Lass, Leslie; Parcell, Abby – Achieving the Dream, 2014
Three community colleges--El Paso Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, and Patrick Henry Community College--incorporated technology into the curriculum to support student progress in mathematics through developmental education. Each college took its own path: El Paso developed a self-accelerated emporium-style computer lab, Patrick…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Learning Strategies, Developmental Programs, Educational Change
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
State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, 2010
The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) is gathering information about the extent to which dual admissions agreements and programs between two- and four-year institutions have been developed in the Commonwealth. This is in response to the State Transfer Module legislation passed in 2004 requiring that two- and four-year…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Admission, Two Year Colleges, Community Colleges
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Brock, Thomas; Orr, Genevieve; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Jenkins, Davis; Gooden, Susan; Martin, Kasey – MDRC, 2011
In 2004, Lumina Foundation for Education launched "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," a national initiative aimed at improving success among community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color. Now encompassing more than 130 institutions in 24 states and the District of Columbia, Achieving the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Program Descriptions, Student Characteristics, College Administration
Bernhardt, Frances, Ed.; Jordan, Kathy, Ed. – 1986
The primary objective of this report is to provide useful information to community colleges making decisions about beginning or improving online access to information. The report provides conference highlights, including summaries of the keynote address by Anne Caputo of Dialog Information Services, several short talks on community colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Community Colleges, Databases, Library Services
Wimmer, Doris K. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
Describes Virginia's Master Technician Program, which offers a comprehensive coordinated curriculum in electronics/electromechanical technology that spans high school and community college levels of instruction. Highlights innovations of the project, curriculum design, advantages, and future projections. (DMM)
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
O'Brien, James P. – Inquiry, 2004
Fostering undergraduate research has increasingly become a focus of four-year institutions. Thus, given the maturity and capabilities of a substantial number of community college students, Virginia Community College System (VCCS) faculty can help students prepare for the baccalaureate by providing them with opportunities for actual research. With…
Descriptors: Field Trips, United States History, Community Colleges, Archives
Peer reviewedMcDaniels, Carl; And Others – Community Services Catalyst, 1987
Traces the development of statewide career information delivery systems to provide accurate and up-to-date data related to career decisions through multimedia delivery systems and support services for vocational counselors. Focuses on Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work system, considering patterns of adult usage in community…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Career Counseling, Career Guidance
Hassler, Abby – Inquiry, 2005
The author details a Perkins Grant-funded project of the Medical Education Center at Northern Virginia Community College that is designed to increase student retention by teaching students to identify and to use their learning style preference(s). (Contains 1 chart.)
Descriptors: Medical Education, Cognitive Style, Study Skills, School Holding Power
Gilley, J. Wade; Tollefson, Terrence A. – 1972
The implementation and results of a project to optimize the learning program at Wytheville Community College are discussed. A systems approach to instruction was selected as the best method of assuring continuing improvement of the teaching/learning process, the productivity of the college, and, ultimately, the long-range goals of the college. An…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Inservice Teacher Education
Stanton, Wilbur W.; Templeton, Dennie E.; Chase, Joe D.; Rose, Melinda; Eaton, Carlotta – Inquiry, 2005
The authors discuss the joining of 12 Virginia community colleges from the Appalachian region of southwestern Virginia with Radford University to form the Regional Technology Education Consortium (RTEC), a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education program and designed to develop articulation…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Distance Education, Articulation (Education), Information Science Education
Puyear, Don, Ed.; And Others – 1987
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) initiated the Marketing and Retention Recognition Program (MRRP) to identify and publicize innovative marketing and retention activities being implemented throughout the system. This report offers brief sketches of some of the exemplary projects identified by the MRRP. First, introductory material…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economic Development, High Schools
Puyear, Don, Ed.; And Others – 1987
Detailed descriptive information is provided on programs and activities identified by the Virginia Community College System's (VCCS) Marketing and Retention Recognition Program (MRRP), which was designed to identify and publicize innovative marketing and retention activities being implemented throughout the system. Following introductory material,…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Economic Development, High Schools
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