Describes an all Negro college that opened in 1969. (HS)

The search for the atypical and non-mainstream college has been rather fruitless. The major universities, the graduate schools, and the academic guilds are found to be in almost full command of the system, and practically every other institution seems to be emulating them. (Author)

Some insight is given into the possible use of a universal college in a 6-4-4 school system in the future. The universal college would combine the eleventh and twelth grades with the community college to increase vocational and technical skills needed for occupational opportunities and to reduce educational dropout. (DS)

Annotated listings include: four-year undergraduate degree programs; two-year associate degree programs; graduate degree programs; nontraditional individualized programs; university without walls programs; colleges offering credited experiential programs; credited enrichment, in-service, and continuing education opportunities; additional…

Presents a trustee's perspective on the types of problems, essential decisions, and successes associated with the establishment of Burlington Community College (New Jersey), an institution committed from its outset to innovative instructional methods and to the facilities and staffing patterns required to support them. (JDS)

Reviews the development of a successful experimental college. Areas discussed include: college goals, a systems approach to instruction, grading, student achievement and persistence, and community reaction. Reasons for institutional success are offered and suggestions for improvement presented. (Author/JDS)

Literature-search techniques and personal contacts were used to develop a list of 52 colleges with innovative and non-traditional educational delivery systems. These schools were contacted to obtain catalogs and other descriptive, program information. By October 1978, 38 colleges had responded. Of these, 16 had particularly creative and innovative…

This report describes the organizational plan of Los Angeles Mission College (LAMC). LAMC has chosen a structure stemming from the cluster concept, involving semi-autonomous clusters, each small in size. These characteristics enhance student-faculty-administrator relations and permit each instructional unit to participate directly in its own…

Describes Alpha, the experimental college of individualized instruction at the College of DuPage (Illinois). At this college, students design their own curricula and work in an open classroom situation, and teachers start with students instead of subjects. (DC)

John Wood Community College (Illinois) operates with no traditional campus and no full-time faculty. It utilizes a "common market" approach, whereby the college purchases classes on a per-credit-hour basis from local colleges and vocational schools. (DC)

Employment for English and foreign language teachers in the nontraditional areas of community college work and experimental education are explored. (RM)

An educational outreach project is described that was conducted during 1974 and 1975 by University for Man (UFM), a free university based in Manhattan, Kansas, that offers educational programs to the state. The major objective of the project was to serve adult educational needs with programs examining public issues through a humanistic…

Oakton Community College is organized into four learning clusters, each comprising a group small enough to maintain "recognizability" and a sense of belonging. Each cluster has approximately 600 FTE students, 30 full-time faculty members, one learning resource faculty member, three counselors, and its own dean. The first of these…