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Direct linkAhern, 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
Hyland, John – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
Highlights some of the community-based programs of LaGuardia Community College, which focus on working with already organized ethnic, racial, religious, social and cultural groups. Looks at problems, benefits, and external influences. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Programs
Hisle, W. Lee – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1990
Considers the types of distance education currently available through two-year colleges and the learning resources center (LRC) services needed to support distance education. Presents a model for providing LRC services to extension sites based on a program developed at Austin Community College. (DMM)
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Colleges, Distance Education, Extension Education
Peer reviewedHolcomb, Hope M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1976
The concept of community services has become one of the newest and most exciting dimensions of the community college. However, the concept presents problems of definition, delineation, financing, management and intervention. The articles in this sourcebook discuss the definition and objectives of community services; ways of developing better…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services
Demko, David – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1979
Describes a program at Delta College (Michigan) which attempts to remove financial, geographical, psychological, and social barriers to existing services to integrate older adults into the service population, and which offers specialized services focusing on gerontological service, training, and development to meet the individual and group needs…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Community Education
Williams, Ronald A.; Cox, Mary Anne – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Describes initiatives developed in Connecticut to increase minority participation in higher education, including the Minority Enrollment Incentive Program, Urban Marketing Initiative, Greater Hartford Community College's Hispanic Family Support and Pre-Nursing programs, Norwalk Community College's English as a Second Language program, high school…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Community Colleges, Marketing
Henderson, James C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1991
Discusses the community college's role in Native American education. Describes recruitment, counseling, assessment, remedial, and outreach programs developed by San Juan College to help minority students succeed, and specifically help Native Americans bridge the worlds of public school, reservation, and university. Identifies keys to the programs'…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Affirmative Action, American Indian Education, American Indians
