Describes the cooperative television advertising arrangement between Johnson County Community College (KS) and the Metropolitan Community College District (MO), which resulted in the lease and later in the production of public-service announcements to promote student recruitment. Outlines the project's development, problems, and successes.…

After citing the new acceptance of telecourses and the potential of public television for reaching the masses, the following factors are discussed: student attitudes, academic effectiveness, flexibility of usage of television and printed materials, diversity in the learning experience, cost effectiveness, and the opportunity for faculty and…

Due to the 1979 activation of the Public Television Satellite System and 1980 launch of Syncom IV, college course programming will no longer have to compete for time on PBS stations, and television study will be within the budget of almost any post-secondary institution. (RT)

Describes a cooperative venture between Paducah Community College, Comcast Cable, and Paducah, Kentucky, and the roles each of these organizations played in establishing a public access channel which would provide informational and general interest programs, as well as college courses. Offers information on programing, financial support, and…

A history of radio and television community college education in Florida is given, beginning with pioneering efforts by individual colleges, and concluding with the organization of a statewide consortium which divides the state into six regions, determined by the broadcast ranges of particular educational television stations. (NHM)