The most important components of an academic institution are the educational programs it offers. California Education Code and accreditation standards emphasize the essential nature of a college's educational programs to that college's existence, and often a college's programs reflect the individual personality of the college and the uniqueness of…

Our new report, "Keeping the Promise: Going the Distance on Transfer Reform," has found significant improvements in the creation of a seamless transfer pathway between California Community Colleges and the California State Universities (CSU) since the passage of historic transfer reform legislation, SB1440, six years ago. This report…

Because of their commitment to the voluntary measurement and improvement of student learning outcomes, colleges and universities that are members of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) have been at the forefront of the national shift from teacher-centered to student-centered learning. The institutions participating in the CIC Degree…

During fiscal year 1988, the public community colleges of Illinois completed the final year of their first five-year cycle of program review. The statewide program review process was implemented in 1983 for the evaluation of both instructional programs and student and academic support services. Reports submitted by the colleges in 1988 indicate…

As part of a study of two-year instructional opportunities, this paper discusses the structure of associate degrees in Indiana according to the amount of general education required, degree designations used by public institutions in concert with program major designations, and what these requirements and designations imply for transferability. The…

1973 Florida legislation requires each community college to evaluate the performance of former students in the activities for which they were prepared by the college. This project developed and implemented a follow-up system for community college graduates in Associate in Arts programs. The system assessed former students' achievement of the goals…

Guidelines and accompanying forms are provided in this operations manual designed as a guide for the management and development of the instructional units at the member institutions of Ohio's two-year college system. The manual first presents the mission statement of the two-year colleges, defines the various types of colleges in the system, and…