Oregon's postsecondary attainment goal for 2025, adopted in 2011, calls for 40 percent of Oregon adults to have a bachelor's degree or higher, 40 percent to have an associate's degree or postsecondary certificate, and the remaining 20 percent to have a high school diploma or equivalent (S. 253, Or. 2011). As in other states a central strategy for…

The Community College Pathways initiative consists of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway®, that accelerate post-secondary students' progress through their developmental mathematics sequence and a college-level course for credit. Launched in 2011, the Pathways have been remarkably successful, helping thousands of students achieve success in…

The Community College Pathways (CCP) program had an outstanding second year. In 2012-2013, the program reproduced the positive outcomes realized in the first year of implementation, including successful course completion rates of over 50 percent for both Pathways. Simultaneously, the administration of the Pathways has continued to develop and…

The Los Rios Community College District has proposed to convert its Davis outreach operations to a single, state-approved educational center. The proposal responds to the district's need to expand educational services in the Davis area. The area is marked by high student demand and limited instructional facilities. In the 2006-07 academic year,…

Information is provided on San Diego City College's Flex 89 Program, a 3-day staff development effort offered for the college's administrators, full-time and adjunct faculty, and classified staff. The packet includes the flyer sent to all participants, the Flex Catalog and registration form, an example of an enrollment confirmation, the program…

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) is the primary advocacy organization for the nation's 1,151 two-year, degree-granting institutions and their 10 million students. AACC promoted the causes of its members through: (1) Policy Initiatives; (2) Advocacy; (3) Research and information; (4) Education Services; and (5) Coordinating.…

A review is provided of the clientele, provision of services, and potential growth of English as a Second Language (ESL) instruction in California's community colleges as a step in the development of a coherent philosophy and practical strategy to meet current and future needs. Section I provides background information on ESL instruction in the…

A discussion is provided of transfer activities at Roxbury Community College (RCC) for the period from July 1, 1987 to June 30, 1989. First, an overview is given of major activities and statistical data for the 2-year period. During the 1987-88 academic year, 904 students expressed an interest in transferring; 41% of those students were…

During the 1983-84 academic year, a mathematics laboratory was established at Somerset County College to provide tutorial and testing services for high-risk students. This report describes and evaluates the first-year activities of the lab and proposes plans for increasing and evaluating the services and use of the lab during 1984-85. First, the…

This document is a yearly publication that provides authoritative data on the status of the North Carolina Community College System. The introduction begins with the history and description of the programs of the System. Its governance and funding procedures are then described, as is a statewide plan. The second section of the document discusses…

Designed as a reference tool for administrators and policymakers, this handbook provides data on the entire North Carolina Community College System (NCCS). The five sections of this edition contain an introduction, program briefs, finance/facilities/equipment data, student data, and staff/faculty data. Section I covers the purpose, history,…

A descriptive update of the scholarship program at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) is provided for the period from 1979-80 to 1984-85. First, an introductory narrative describes the scholarships available to MDCC students, reviews previous research focusing on scholarship recipients, explains the report's purpose, analyzes data, and discusses…

A profile is provided of Illinois community college business centers and the activities they conducted under fiscal year 1987's $3,730,376 economic development allocation. First, highlights of the year's accomplishments are presented, indicating that: (1) community colleges provided customized job training for 1,395 companies through 1,954…

This is the twelfth edition of the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) Fact Book presented by the Office of Institutional Research. This edition is designed to serve as a readily available source of information about the college. The NVCC Fact Book contains chapters (1-6) on the college's student enrollments, graduates, personnel, finances…

Consisting primarily of data tables and charts, this report on the Hunt Club Center (HCC) at Seminole Community College (SCC) in Sanford, Florida, presents information on course offerings and full-time equivalency (FTE) production for academic years 1987-88 through 1991-92; HCC area demographics; and student characteristics during fall terms 1990…