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Download full textHoward, R. Keith; Tully, Richard B. – 1993
The Indiana Vocational Technical College (IVTC) is a state-supported two-year college with 22 campuses across Indiana. In January 1992, as part of a college-wide effort to improve institutional effectiveness, an eight-member Retention Committee (RC) was established, consisting of executive and instructional deans; directors of student services;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Planning, Committees, Dropout Prevention
Bogart, Martha; Hirshberg, Ruth – 1993
Ranken Technical College, a small, private, non-profit, two-year technical college in St. Louis, developed a plan whereby at-risk students would be flagged, their needs assessed, and programs put into place to meet those needs. The desired result was a higher retention rate, especially among minorities. The following components were found to be…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Dropout Prevention, High Risk Students, Holistic Approach
Bach, Susan; And Others – 1992
In January 1991, Portland Community College (PCC) received Title III funding to develop a computerized student tracking and advising system designed to provide maximum academic assistance to at-risk students. The goals of the project included the following: (1) develop a student information system to link student service units; (2) design and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Academic Persistence, Community Colleges
PDF pending restorationHyatt, Sue Y. – 1992
Chattanooga State Technical Community College (CSTCC), in Tennessee, offers distance learning courses through Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) broadcast, through broadcasts of a local public television affiliate station, and through video cassette checkout/mailout. By the end of fiscal year 1991-92, over 2,500 students had enrolled in…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Distance Education
Dollieslager, R.; And Others – 1993
Drawing from the personal experiences of faculty members from Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC), this paper presented by three panel members explores methods of publishing student work, some of the problems and rewards inherent in doing so, and ways in which other composition instructors may provide a broader audience for the writings of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Innovation, English Instruction
Curtis, Stephen M.; West, Betty – 1992
In response to the critical need for nurses in New York City, the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), with support from two local unions and a foundation, initiated the Evening/Weekend Program designed for working adult nursing students in fall, 1989. While the 3-year, part-time program was open to any qualified BMCC student, a special…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Pianelli, Mary Ann – 1995
To ensure that tech prep reaches at-risk students at the earliest possible stages, the Houston Community College System and the Houston Independent School District have designed a Tech Prep Middle College (TPMC) providing high school students with a 6-year program of study beginning in 9th grade and leading to an Associate in Applied Science…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
Schauerman, Sam; And Others – 1993
One of the major tenets of Total Quality Management (TQM) is that organizations need to adopt a strong customer focus. At El Camino College (ECC) in Torrance, California, a matrix was developed to identify and describe ECC's direct and indirect internal and external customers. ECC then applied Quality Function Deployment (QFD), a strategic tool…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Faculty, College Planning, Community Colleges
Schulman, Sandra – 1980
Several strategies can be used in gaining campus-wide acceptance of new tutorial programs or other support services. First, publicize the service at least one semester in advance through marquee signs, fliers, and participation in appropriate campus events and activities. Second, make instructional staff aware of the fact that the tutorial program…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Program Implementation
Fowler-Hill, Sandra A. – 2002
This report presents the results of a study of faculty recruitment and selection strategies used by self-reported learning-centered community colleges during the 1998-1999 academic year. The study examined six key principles of a learning college: (1) creates substantive change in learners; (2) engages students as partners in learning; (3) offers…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
Petrosian, Anahid – 2002
This document examines an innovative marketing strategy developed by South Texas Community College (STCC) to promote its technical programs. In 2000, STCC organized the "Business Conference Institute" to develop 1-day conferences with the Division of Business, Math & Sciences (DBMS). The creation of this Institute linked the College with the local…
Descriptors: Advertising, Community Colleges, Conferences, Educational Innovation
Elford, Elsie; Hemstreet, Brad – 1996
In the context of educational institutions, intrapreneurs are proactive and innovative educational leaders who work as entrepreneurs inside the institution. In order to successfully carry out intrapreneurial activities, community colleges must have a structural and administrative framework that supports a market orientation and a reduced…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Finance
Morgan, Ron – 1997
This paper, presented online at the 1997 "Teaching in the Community Colleges Online Conference: Trends and Issues in Online Instruction," explains the instructional design of the Concepts of Physical Activity course taught online at Tarrant County Junior College's Northwest Campus (Texas). By integrating this distance learning style into…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Distance Education
Prindle, Lucelle; Kennedy, Gary; Rudolph, Allen – 2000
This document describes the curriculum philosophy of Lethbridge Community College (Canada) (LCC), which integrates several concepts: learning college principles, constructivist learning paradigm , BP'9700 directions, distributed learning characteristics, and curriculum components of learner, setting, and subject. This framework provides all…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries
Lansing Community Coll., MI. – 1994
The Strategic Staff Development Plan was implemented at Lansing Community College (LCC), in Michigan. This document describes the goals, implementation activities, and components of staff development at the college. An introduction indicates that the Plan represents over 300 hours of proposed training for LCC faculty, staff, and administrators and…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, Program Implementation
