The purpose of this study was to examine what types of initiatives exist to increase access to and affordability of postsecondary education, especially in community college programs that lead to occupational advancement. We reviewed community college agency and state legislative Web sites to discover what initiatives or policies are currently…

During academic year 1988-89, a study was conducted at Lane Community College (LCC) to develop a profile of the students taking credit courses in the college's new Weekend College program, and to compare these students with other LCC students. A survey was administered in class, requesting information on students' reasons for taking classes at LCC…

The Project for Adult College Education (PACE) at Los Angeles Pierce College, in California, is a transfer-oriented General Education program for working adults. The program was initiated in 1986, enrolling approximately 200 adult students each semester during the first 2 years. The program now enrolls approximately 400 adult students each…

Of the 14 institutional research projects undertaken at South Oklahoma City Junior College during fiscal year 1979, four are summarized in this compilation which also contains a bibliography on non-traditional education in the two-year college setting. The first report presents, in three tables, a count of classes by time of day for the 1977,…