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Cohen, Arthur M. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2012
Transfer education centering on the liberal arts declined relatively beginning in the late 1960s with the expansion of vocational education. But the distinctions blurred as courses that matched university programs in business and health fields grew. By the 1970s more than half all associate degrees awarded were to students from occupational…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Community Colleges
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Mastroni, John P.; Schwartz, Celeste Marie – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
Describes the design and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the acquisition, maintenance, and upgrade of educational technology at Montgomery County Community College (Blue Bell, Pennsylvania). Indicates that despite comprehensive planning, implementation was incremental and contingent on the availability of resources. (JDI)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Planning, Educational Technology, Program Development
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McPhail, Christine Johnson; McPhail, Irving Pressley – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2006
This chapter delineates the essential elements of a framework for establishing mission priorities for community colleges. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Institutional Mission, Needs Assessment, College Role