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Kirk, Henry P. – 1973
A statewide survey conducted in California during the fall semester, 1972, to determine the opportunities available to handicapped students is presented. According to the results, 53% of the community college districts in the State have now established formal programs to meet the special educational needs of these students. Results are given for…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Handicapped Students, Services, Special Education
Phillips, Karon – Community, Technical, and Junior College Journal, 1986
Reviews federal and Alabama state legislation to protect and help individuals with handicaps. Discusses ways that colleges can adequately accommodate special needs students. Points to organizations and services which can assist colleges, e.g., the Vocational Rehabilitation Service and Job Accommodation Network. (DMM)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges, Federal Legislation
Download full textScott-Skillman, Thelma; And Others – 1992
Student services and special programs within the California Community Colleges (CCC) are designed to enhance student equity, access, retention, persistence toward goal completion, and successful educational outcomes. The special programs and services within the CCC which serve targeted and diverse student populations are Extended Opportunity…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
Rose, Clare; Nyre, Glenn F. – 1979
Postsecondary education programs available to inmates, wards, and ex-offenders in the State of California are examined in this summary report. Data were collected from five areas: (1) correctional institutions and postsecondary institutions; (2) surveys of inmates, wards, ex-offenders, and employees of correctional institutions and faculty from…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Associate Degrees, Community Colleges, Correctional Education
Illinois Community Coll. Board, Springfield. – 1998
Since the passage of legislation (Public Act 85-283) requiring Illinois colleges to report every 3 years the progress made to increase the participation and advancement of underrepresented groups, the state's community colleges have used both special population grant funds and local college funds to address the needs of these groups. This report…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Community Colleges, Disabilities, Educational Strategies
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1994
Senate Bill 156 of 1989 established the "Teacher Assistant, Associate of Arts" degree program in the California Education Code as a new offering of the California Community Colleges. It funded the creation of the program by two community colleges in different regions of the State, and it directed the California Commission on Teacher…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Community Colleges, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)
