Staff provides this baseline report as a summary of its preliminary considerations and initial research in fulfillment of the requirements of HB2320 from the 2015 session of the General Assembly. Codified as § 23-7.4:7, this legislation compels the Education Secretary and the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Director, in…

Service learning is one of the most effective teaching methods for engaging and retaining community college students, but it comes with its challenges. For many students, the added requirements of a service learning experience can become one more responsibility in an already too-long list. In addition to being responsible for children, holding…

Highlights the similarities of the goals and activities of community colleges and the Peace Corps, and factors preventing cooperation. Describes meetings between Peace Corps and community college representatives investigating possibilities for cooperation (e.g., community colleges providing training for Peace Corps volunteers in the skills needed…

Shares the experiences of Cuyahoga Community College in using organizational network analysis as a strategic planning tool. Lists the basic steps involved in strategic planning. Contrasts strategic, long- and short-range planning. Discusses environmental screening, organizational networks, and joint ventures strengthening the college's role in…

Offers brief one-line descriptions of a variety of cooperative programs and articulation agreements developed recently by community colleges with local high schools and four-year colleges. (DMM)

Describes a program developed by the Aims Foundation through which faculty members at Aims Community College were encouraged to become involved with business and industry for professional renewal, upgrading, and motivation. Reviews benefits for employers and faculty. (AYC)

Looks at inservice and educational solutions to the problem of reality shock (i.e., conflict between the values of school and work) in the nursing profession. Describes a cooperative education-service program, which focuses on role expectation, competency, the health care system, and self-concept in a concentrated, comprehensive clinical…

Examines lessons learned from successful linkages between community colleges and Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) sponsors as the basis for future occupational training and employment programs. Reviews research examining CETA funding patterns in California and exemplary arrangements between community colleges and CETA nationwide.…

Offers a rationale for interagency cooperation in times of fiscal restraint and enumerates the barriers that have stood in the way of effective community college cooperation with other community agencies providing similar services. Presents suggestions for nullifying these barriers and provides examples of colleges with successful collaborative…

Urges community colleges to become involved in the delivery of work force training through the Community Learning Information Network (CLIN). Highlights CLIN's responsiveness to employers' needs, cost savings through shared equipment, CLIN site design, user-friendly instructional equipment, the opening of new markets for community colleges, and…

In spring 1985, Hartnell College and 10 area public and private high schools in California formed the High School/Hartnell Coordinating Council (HSHCC) to facilitate communication and cooperation between the high schools and the college. During 1985-86, HSHCC undertook the following activities: (1) monthly meetings to address issues of concern to…

This descriptive report outlines the history and operation of the International Studies Program at Charles Stewart Mott Community College (MCC). First, introductory material discusses the growing importance of international studies in the nation's community colleges. Next, the need for an international studies and international trade program at…

Describes the College Orientation Program offered by South Mountain Community College in Arizona, an intensive three-day program focusing on study skills, coping strategies, skills assessment, and exposure to postsecondary education. Explains operational considerations; collaboration among high schools, community colleges, universities, and…

Describes a cooperative effort by Carteret Technical College and local county officials to obtain funding, a site, and support for a civic center to be located on the college campus. Reviews benefits for the college and the community in the shared facility. (AYC)

Reviews some of the steps taken at Shoreline Community College to develop cooperative programs involving vocational and academic faculty, including the creation of a Humanities Advisory Council. Briefly describes some of the cooperative programs, e.g., symposia on critical issues in higher education, guest lectures, and high school outreach. (AYC)