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Haensel, Angela Meyer – ProQuest LLC, 2018
This qualitative research focuses on the academic goals of English Language Learners (ELL) enrolled at Cincinnati State College in the summer of 2018. Also, the study examines options the College can take to better serve this student population. The phenomenological approach of this study reveals its major findings, while an ethnographic narrative…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Vocational Education, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
WestEd, 2017
The California Community Foundation's Promises That Count Initiative supports the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of College Promise efforts in Los Angeles County (L.A. County). Promises That Count activities will include research, technical assistance, the development of a professional learning community, and a series of…
Descriptors: Program Descriptions, Definitions, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
Browning, Bill – Aspen Institute, 2015
"Working Together and Making A Difference: Virginia Western Community College and Goodwill Industries of the Valleys Partnership Case Study Report" is a report aimed at informing community college and workforce leaders of best practices for launching and expanding partnerships to serve students more effectively. Co-published by AspenWSI…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Community Colleges, Labor Force Development, Nonprofit Organizations
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Ahern, Aaron; Foster, Michael; Head, Darlene – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2015
This chapter outlines the birth and growth of a veterans' program in Salt Lake City, Utah, and discusses next steps in spurring additional innovations and advancements to improve service for student veterans in community colleges.
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Veterans, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Sowers, Nicole; Yamada, Hiroyuki – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2015
The Community College Pathways initiative consists of two pathways, Statway® and Quantway®, that accelerate post-secondary students' progress through their developmental mathematics sequence and a college-level course for credit. Launched in 2011, the Pathways have been remarkably successful, helping thousands of students achieve success in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, College Outcomes Assessment, Educational Change
Van Campen, James; Sowers, Nicole; Strother, Scott – Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2013
The Community College Pathways (CCP) program had an outstanding second year. In 2012-2013, the program reproduced the positive outcomes realized in the first year of implementation, including successful course completion rates of over 50 percent for both Pathways. Simultaneously, the administration of the Pathways has continued to develop and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Program Descriptions, Research Reports, College Outcomes Assessment
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Hudesman, John; Crosby, Sara; Ziehmke, Niesha; Everson, Howard; Issac, Sharlene; Flugman, Bert; Zimmerman, Barry; Moylan, Adam – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2014
The authors describe an Enhanced Formative Assessment and Self-Regulated Learning (EFA-SRL) program designed to improve the achievement of community college students enrolled in developmental mathematics courses. Their model includes the use of specially formatted quizzes designed to assess both the students' mathematics and metacognitive skill…
Descriptors: Formative Evaluation, Independent Study, Community Colleges, College Students
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Violino, Bob – Community College Journal, 2012
With the rising popularity of personal mobile devices, from smartphones to tablets, an increasing number of colleges are asking students and teachers to bring their own technology to class. The so-called bring your own device, or BYOD, movement promises easier access to resources such as textbooks and educational services for students, and…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Community Colleges, Telecommunications, Handheld Devices
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Bers, Trudy – New Directions for Institutional Research, 2012
Surveys and benchmarks continue to grow in importance for community colleges in response to several factors. One is the press for accountability, that is, for colleges to report the outcomes of their programs and services to demonstrate their quality and prudent use of resources, primarily to external constituents and governing boards at the state…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Community Colleges, Accountability, Surveys
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Taylor, Gwen; Heflin, David – Adult Learning, 2015
In this article, Gwen Taylor describes the West Kentucky Community and Technical College (WKCTC) groundbreaking program, "Accelerating Opportunity" (AO), which targeted students who are deficient in math, reading, or writing. The program uses the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges' (2013) Integrated Basic…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Technical Institutes, Acceleration (Education)
Gabriner, Robert; Grubb, W. Norton – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ1), 2012
Chaffey College, a three campus college with approximately 20,000 students located California's Inland Empire, has become the destination of many community college practitioners from around the country. The reason why? Over the past ten years, the college has become nationally-known as an institution with a "risk tolerant change-oriented…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Developmental Studies Programs, Academic Support Services
Jenkins, Davis; Wachen, John; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Mayer, Alexander K. – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
In 2006, six community and technical colleges in Washington State joined the innovative national reform initiative called Achieving the Dream (ATD). This report describes the progress each college made in implementing ATD's "culture of evidence" principles for institutional improvement, examines strategies implemented by the colleges to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Outcomes of Education, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges
Kirlin, Mary; Shulock, Nancy – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2012
The challenge of producing the systemic changes that are needed to boost educational attainment and economic competitiveness across the country falls heavily on entities that coordinate public postsecondary institutions. Coordination of postsecondary education, whether of a single system of institutions or across an entire state, requires…
Descriptors: Self Evaluation (Groups), Technical Institutes, Governance, Program Effectiveness
Rutschow, Elizabeth Zachry; Richburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Brock, Thomas; Orr, Genevieve; Cerna, Oscar; Cullinan, Dan; Kerrigan, Monica Reid; Jenkins, Davis; Gooden, Susan; Martin, Kasey – MDRC, 2011
In 2004, Lumina Foundation for Education launched "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," a national initiative aimed at improving success among community college students, particularly low-income students and students of color. Now encompassing more than 130 institutions in 24 states and the District of Columbia, Achieving the…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Program Descriptions, Student Characteristics, College Administration
Rincones-Gomez, Rigoberto J. – Lumina Foundation for Education, 2009
Achieving the Dream colleges engage in a process of institutional improvement to increase student success. A central component of this process is engaging internal and external stakeholders to help develop and implement interventions or changes in programs and services that improve student success. To determine whether these interventions do…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Principles, Educational Practices, Intervention
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