The benefits of involvement in work-integrated learning programs, also known as cooperative education have been touted since inception in 1899. Unfortunately, little research has been published related to the factors that impact enrollment within these programs. The purpose of this study was to examine the factors that have influenced the…

This report is based on the 2016-17 survey "Career and Technical Education Programs in Public School Districts" and provides nationally representative data on career and technical education (CTE) programs. The survey defines a CTE program as a sequence of courses at the high school level that provides students with the academic and…

Community colleges in Canada began offering baccalaureate programs in the 1990s. Presently community colleges in four of the five largest provinces of Canada are eligible to submit applications to the relevant government ministry or agency for baccalaureate programs. The authors estimate that about 135 baccalaureate programs are now being offered…

Offering lifelong and developmental learning to over 13 million students at nearly 1,200 schools, community colleges in the United States attract a student body with remarkable economic, ethnic, and cultural diversity. They provide students with skills and foundational knowledge upon which successful professional careers and rewarding personal…

Since cooperative education addresses many student and institution needs, administrators and faculties of community colleges should turn their attention to it. The cooperative education community must provide the impetus that leads to understanding and acceptance. (JOW)

Analyzes the perceived usefulness of the co-op experience of community college graduates from the Production and Operating Management and the Marketing Management programs at Centennial College in Ontario. (JOW)

The community college can take advantage of its opportunities by making a prime commitment to occupational education and establishing a close liaison with business and industry. (GR)

The school-to-work transition problem for community college students can be eased by adopting a college-wide cooperative education model. Staff resistance to change must be overcome through in-service training and incentives for innovators. (JDS)

The cooperative training program between Illinois's Triton College and General Motors is described. Illustrates the mutual benefits of this problem and recommends that other colleges follow suit. (NJ)

Identifies the principles of Career Education which apply to, and offer potential for, cooperative education. Also describes how these principles have been implemented at Schenectady County Community College in New York. (Author/RK)

Describes a program for physically challenged students at Queensborough Community College of the City University of New York that allows students majoring in business to be placed with selected employers and to obtain real work experience. The areas of employment were related to the skills and career objectives of the students, who remained at…

Case studies of cooperative apprenticeships in Naval shipyards and maritime industries identify the benefits of mutual exchanges: access to external funds, appropriate mediation of conflicts, and models for formal contracts. Business-community college partnerships can learn from these examples how to establish working relationships for…

Considered the development of La Guardia Community College, established under a mandate from the city of New York to be a cooperative education college becoming the first community college in the country fully committed to cooperative education. (Author/RK)

Many articulation agreements in place between two-year college occupational programs and high schools are of the "2+2" or "advanced standing" format. The cooperative education component of articulation is critical and requires attention. Properly supported, cooperative education articulation accrues benefits to the student, the…

Chancellor of the State University of New York outlines a startling and bright future for the two-year college in America, and of the community services challenge from a society in which formalized learning will become a continuous process. (Editor)