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Olson, Joseph L.; And Others – 1977
A project to design a model curriculum development guide for a broadly transferable Associate Degree program in Human Services for drug abuse workers was initiated at Miami-Dade Community College (Florida). The curriculum was intended for implementation through a national consortium of community colleges. Central to the program, which would…
Descriptors: Administrators, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Beman, Richard R.; Parsons, Michael H. – 1978
In fall 1977, Hagerstown Junior College and the Certain-Teed Corporation initiated a business/industry/college instructional program to upgrade the skills of corporate first-line supervisory personnel and to increase the visibility of the college's associate degree Management program among local business and industry. Fourteen supervisors enrolled…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Brooking, Walter J. – 1977
Guidelines are presented for institution administrators considering the initiation of programs to train energy-related technicians at the associate degree level. Two essential preliminary steps are outlined: Acquiring and analyzing all available information about the proposed field including national legislation and surveying the probable need for…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Energy
Smock, Muriel – 1981
The experience of Kendall College, Illinois, a small liberal arts college, in developing a human services program is described. Attention is directed to the history of the college, the growth of the program, the curriculum content, and its benefits to both college and community. The associate degree program which admitted its first students in…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, College Role, Curriculum Development
Gugerty, John – 1995
Information is provided on tech prep education programs, which are part of a restructuring movement that combines secondary and postsecondary programs to provide technical preparation in a field such as engineering technology, agriculture, health, or business. Information on the following topics is outlined: seven essential elements of tech prep;…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Associate Degrees, College School Cooperation, Definitions
Harris, Mathilda E. – 1980
Mount Hood Community College (MHCC), with financial support from the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (DHEW), implemented a three-year project in 1979 designed to infuse international studies into the college's liberal arts and vocational curricula. Planning for the project began after the successful implementation of a study abroad…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Packer, Arnold – 1992
In order for more individuals to enter higher paying jobs, employers must create a sufficient number of high-performance positions (the demand side), and workers must acquire the skills needed to perform in these restructured workplaces (the supply side). Creating an associate degree in High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) will help address four…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Hajian, Harry – 1992
In an effort to provide nontraditional students with the same opportunity as traditional students to reach the highest level of skills and competencies associated with hi-tech, high-wage employment, the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) offers alternatives to its historically successful full-time day program in chemical technology.…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Chemical Technicians, Chemistry, Community Colleges
Harmon, Hobart L. – 1992
The Tech Prep Associate Degree (TPAD) program must be clearly focused on technician-level occupations, which are expected to have the greatest occupational growth. Generally, the preparation required to enter the work force at the technician level is completion of an associate degree program that includes 50 percent theory and 50 percent applied…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Entry Workers
Ockerman-Garza, Janet; And Others – 1982
An analysis was made of the case histories of two Georgia State University (GSU) "cooperative models" for the delivery of career education and formal academic services to economically disadvantaged groups. One of the models served primarily black, primarily female Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) participants by providing…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Blacks, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis