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Friedel, Janice Nahra – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
This article examines national employment and program trends in the nursing profession, the nursing shortage in Iowa, and state policy and community college responses in Iowa. During the seven-year period 2001-2008, two Iowa governors convened special task forces to study the nursing shortage and to make recommendations. The policy responses dealt…
Descriptors: Nursing Students, Nursing Education, Weekend Programs, Community Colleges
Livieratos, Barbara B.; Frank, Jean M. – 1992
Howard Community College (HCC), in Maryland, surveyed telecourses and Weekend College (WC) students to collect information on their characteristics and satisfaction. Surveys were conducted for each set of students, obtaining a 34% response rate (n=109) among telecourse students and a 47% response rate (n=75) among weekend students. Results of the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Colleges, Continuing Education, Distance Education
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