This document is an attempt to bring together in one source a comprehensive statistical picture of public post-secondary two-year institutions in Iowa during the 1972-73 school year. Much of the data in this publication is presented in tables. Brief narratives and charts have also been included to assist in providing the reader with a more easily…

This document provides information about Iowa's area schools including the schools' history, current status, enrollment growth, 1971 fall enrollment, major legislation affecting area schools, and an index of career education programs. Also presented are descriptions of each of the 15 area schools in terms of admissions standards, financial aid,…

Iowa radio-television servicing firms were studied to determine the need for educational programs to train or upgrade service technicians. The first questionnaire was used to gather data on present and proposed employment from 355 firms (an 84.19 percent return), while the second questionnaire collected information on required knowledges and…

This appendix to "Research and Development in Vocational and Technical Education for Non-Metropolitan Areas" (VT 007 214) develops a rationale for area development programs under a concept of total education for action, and shows the 16 merged educational areas developed in Iowa over the period 1966-68. To enhance understanding of the…

Job vacancies were reported to aid Iowa area vocational schools in developing curriculums and training program by determining: (1) occupations to be considered for training purposes in area vocational schools, (2) demand for workers in occupations under consideration by area schools, (3) oversupply in certain skills, and (4) an on-going procedure…

To determine relationships between the current-unit-cost-per-student contact hours for post-secondary arts and science transfer curricula and selected vocational-technical programs, the 15 area schools of Iowa were visited personally by the investigator and data collected from the financial records of the institutions. The cost of each specialized…

This booklet compiles information on Iowa's statewide system of postsecondary area schools. A history of the junior college movement in Iowa and the formation of the area schools is provided, including statistical data covering the 10-year period 1966-1975. There are currently 15 area schools operating in Iowa. The merged areas of the schools…

This report provides an overview of Iowa's statewide system of area schools, which provide career, college parallel, and adult education programs. Introductory notes describe the history of the Iowa public junior college movement, current status, enrollment growth over the last eight years, and a guide for utilizing the information that follows. A…

Written in consultation with area school library/learning resource center specialists and university library science program faculty members, this handbook has been developed to assist librarians, information specialists, and instructional technologists in planning for the development of library learning resource centers in Iowa's area schools and…

SECTION 280A.1 OF THE CODE OF IOWA DECLARES A STATE POLICY TO ESTABLISH 17 AREAS, IN EACH OF WHICH AN AREA VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OR AN AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE MAY BE ESTABLISHED TO OFFER, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, THE FOLLOWING SERVICES--(1) THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF COLLEGE WORK, INCLUDING PREPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION, (2) VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL…

This document compiles information on the Iowa area school system, which includes 13 area community colleges and 2 area vocational schools. The first section reviews the general and legislative history of the junior college movement in Iowa, the current status of the system, and enrollment growth for the period 1966 through 1976. The second…

A study was conducted reviewing the current status of cooperation between area schools and secondary schools in providing vocational-technical education and developing proposals which may generate additional cooperation in vocational-technical education. Four sources provided basic information for this study: (1) data from the Iowa Department of…

The feasibility of combining the resources of the school districts of Ottumwa, Iowa, and neighboring areas with Indian Hills Community College into a comprehensive program for Ottumwa high school students at a regional site was investigated. An articulated vocational program, beginning at the junior high level, would extend through high school,…

An overview is provided of the organization, history, governance, finances, programs, and enrollment of the merged area schools in Iowa, a statewide system of 15 public two-year postsecondary educational institutions. The first section describes the state's two-year college system and its legislatively mandated mission. The next section reviews…

A selected summary is provided of the Iowa state legislation relating to area schools and standards for area community colleges and vocational schools. Part I contains the specific chapters (280A and 286A) of the Code of Iowa that pertain to area vocational schools and community colleges. Chapter 280A deals with the division of the school and…