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Peer reviewedGibbs, O. B.; Lee, Herman C. – College and University, 1974
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Innovation, Experimental Colleges
Download full textMeuter, Ralph F.; Wright, Leslie J. – 1989
California State University (CSU) at Chico has been an innovative leader in distance education for many years. In 1969 CSU began offering external degree programs, delivered by faculty who commuted to community college locations around rural northern California. In the early 1970s a study on the needs of higher education in the area resulted in…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Science Education, Distance Education, External Degree Programs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1989
This report responds to a legislative mandate to examine the funding of the Statewide Nursing Program at the California State University, an external degree program of advanced training for practicing nurses. Included in the report are: (1) a brief history of the program; (2) the State University's rationale for offering it; (3) a description of…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cost Effectiveness, External Degree Programs, Financial Support
Salner, Marcia B. – 1975
Described are current postsecondary educational programs in California that are designed primarily for: (1) over-25 adults with job and family responsibilities that preclude full-time residence degree study and (2) younger adults interested in a form of education that does not preclude wage earning and continuing involvement in their local…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Services, Commuting Students
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1980
An examination of the degrees of diversity in off-campus education in California is presented. An off-campus inventory, detailed questions, and questionnaires were sent to the public segments and central offices of the University and State University on a variety of topics including: curriculum; administrative mechanisms; procedures for hiring…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Finance, Extension Education
Burnett, Lewie – 1980
A resolution is presented that was approved in the 1978-79 school year by six California professional associations in education, and which has been referred to the state education department and relevant accreditation associations. The issue is the accreditation and quality control of external degree programs. It is resolved that: (1)…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrator Education, Agency Cooperation, Educational Quality
Shay, Thomas M.; Engdahl, Lilla E. – 1976
An exploratory survey yielded basic information about extended degree programs in the 13 WICHE states: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, and Utah. Survey questionnaires were sent to the 441 colleges and universities (including two-year colleges) on the WICHE mailing…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Colleges, Community Colleges, External Degree Programs
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1978
The digest provides extensive data on postsecondary education in the state in the form of charts, graphs, and tables, with only occasional narration; it is designed for the layman, and only summary information is displayed. The information includes private as well as public institutions, significant trends, opening enrollments and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Rank (Professional), Age, College Entrance Examinations
