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Direct linkViolino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2012
When the going gets tough, the tough get...innovative. That's the approach some forward-thinking community college leaders are taking as their institutions set about the task of restocking the nation's workforce in the face of historic enrollments and severe, if seemingly unending, budget cuts. Recognized by the Aspen Institute as the most…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Economic Development, Career Planning, Community Colleges
Ullman, Ellen – Community College Journal, 2009
In the 20th century, Los Angeles built its reputation as a city of golden excess, enshrouded in smog and traversed by freeways. In the 21st century, the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD) is helping the City of Angels fashion a new reputation--one of sustainable living. From 2001, when the district's board first passed a $1.2 billion…
Descriptors: Campuses, Educational Facilities Planning, Community Colleges, Sustainable Development
Ullman, Ellen – Community College Journal, 2009
This article describes several community colleges across the country that provide services tailored to immigrant learners. The majority of colleges offer basic English as a second language (ESL) classes, but many programs strive to do more than simply breach the language barrier. The most successful programs teach important job skills with a focus…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Job Skills, Immigrants, Migrant Children
Carr, Coeli – Community College Journal, 2009
As workers continue to slough their way through a prolonged economic downturn, many are finding hope, and perhaps a little stability, in a new crop of emerging and revitalized industries. Business and all levels of government are making a concerted effort to protect the environment and develop sustainable energies. Community colleges have become…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Programs, Power Technology, Energy Education
Smith, Larry L.; Millar, Dan P. – Community College Journal, 2005
There are close to 1,200 community colleges in the United States, and their level of crisis preparation ranges from very thorough to not prepared at all. A survey of American Association of Community Colleges membership found a number of community colleges that not only had good crisis plans but were proud of the work that had gone into them and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Best Practices, Crisis Management, Emergency Programs
Kazis, Richard; Haynes, Leslie; Liebowitz, Martin – Community College Journal, 2002
This past year, Jobs for the Future studied strategies that community colleges are using to improve the quality and effectiveness of their services to low-income youth and adults. Much of this research was conducted for the MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards Initiative. Across the country, in urban, rural, and suburban…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educationally Disadvantaged, Educational Strategies, Delivery Systems
