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Rosin, Matthew – EdSource, 2012
Large numbers of students in California's 112 community colleges are struggling to pass college-level math classes, including courses they need to complete a degree or transfer to a four-year institution. Community college students' success in rigorous math is crucial to their futures and to any effort to improve college completion rates in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Mathematics Achievement, College Mathematics
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Zinser, Richard W. – Journal of Industrial Teacher Education, 2003
Responses from 11 of 17 plastics employers showed a low level of satisfaction with community college plastics courses. Focus groups of 10 plastics students indicated satisfaction with course costs and locations. Courses focused on associate degree requirements and articulation, whereas employers were interested in focused training for jobs and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Course Content, School Business Relationship
Nestarick, Davie Jane; Falchek-Clark, Linda – 1988
This project report contains two major components: (1) a feasibility study to assess the need for an associate degree nursing program at Williamsport Area Community College, Pennsylvania; and (2) an appropriate curriculum developed for the project. The feasibility study describes the community characteristics, reviews the college resources, and…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges, Course Content