Distribution of federal student assistance reveals under-participation in campus-based programs by two-year colleges due to misperceptions of student costs, unavailability of aid to part-time students, and lack of adequate numbers of skilled staff. Failure to correct these faults will have major implications for future community college…

Describes Ventura College's improved English composition program. Reviews the concerns considered in designing the program. Describes the umbrella course required of all first-semester composition students, its testing component, and the instructor's determination of the kind of credit awarded based on student performance. Discusses staffing,…

Reviews the growth of cooperative education in the City Colleges of Chicago in relation to external funding sources, local financial support, administrative and program structures, staffing, credit-granting, enrollments, and program outcomes. (AYC)