The Columbus Promise, a place-based tuition-free college program for graduates of Columbus City Schools, was created in 2021 and began granting scholarships to the high school graduating class of 2022. The initial phase of the Columbus Promise is a three-year pilot covering the high school graduating classes of 2022, 2023, and 2024. The overriding…

A marketing study was conducted in the Sauk Valley College (SVC) Illinois district. This public comprehensive community college conducted a survey to determine public perceptions of the scope and quality of its programs; extent of public involvement with SVC; prospective market for SVC; and primary information sources used by the public concerning…

North Arkansas Community/Technical College (NACTC) was formed in July 1993 by the consolidation of a community and technical college in the community of Harrison, Arkansas, but used the mission statement, goals, and institutional objectives developed by the community college. A project was undertaken to develop a process for reviewing and revising…

In November 1989, the College of the Canyons (CC) in Valencia, California, conducted a community survey of Santa Clarita Valley to determine residents' satisfaction with CC; use of CC services and facilities; perceptions of the value and performance of CC in six functional areas; perceptions of the quality of education; attitudes about fees, the…

Describing the process for evaluating the college mission at Pima Community College (PCC), in Arizona, this report provides information and supporting materials from the process, focusing on an evaluation begun in fall 1990. First, the PCC mission statement, adopted on October 10, 1990, is presented and the importance of maintaining a clear,…

To better meet the needs of a technologically changing workplace and large, diverse and mobile population, the West Virginia State Plan for the Administration of Vocational and Technical Education requires local education associations to utilize program advisory committees as a key source of input for program review and curriculum update.…

Describing Pima Community College's (Arizona) institutional effectiveness program, this report provides related board policy, an overview of the program, and an analysis of each of the five program components. Following introductory materials and a board statement indicating the college's commitment to ensuring institutional effectiveness through…

In response to the recognition and needs of displaced homemakers as a distinct population, this model is presented as an outgrowth of Project New Start, a displaced homemakers center sponsored by the Chicago Community Colleges. Introductory sections include an abstract of the final project report, rationale and background of the project with focus…

The on-going planning project described in this case study was implemented at Amarillo College (AC) to: (1) establish college goals and objectives through a process involving members of the college staff and the community; (2) improve staff and community support for the college's objectives; (3) provide a basis for institutional evaluation; and…

Communities Alive For Living and Learning (Project CALL), designed at Kishwaukee College to help three local, rural communities develop educational, recreational, and cultural programs, is described in this report. The first sections of the report consider the need for and purposes of the project. The Project Coordinator's report presents an…

Information on all facets of the 2-day 1981 American Indian Community Education Conference held in Bismarck, North Dakota, is presented. The document contains promotional materials developed for disseminating information about the Regional Conference; the conference rationale and design; lists of consortium center directors, support personnel,…

The Career Life Development Center (CLDC) developed at Virginia Western Community College was designed to serve both enrolled students and non-student residents of the locality. The following eleven program components were implemented: career counseling interviews; curriculum-based counseling strategies; diagnostic center; individual career…