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Beckett, Gene – 1985
The General Educational Development (GED) program at Shawnee State Community College originated from a request by the local Private Industry Council to design and implement a course of study for economically disadvantaged adults who desire to prepare to take the GED exam and who meet eligibility requirements. The program, which evolved within the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Streff, Deborah – 1981
A project was undertaken by the Iowa Valley Community College District (IVCCD) to provide information and instruction via cable television to persons eligible for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs. The project sought to identify and enroll at least 15 CETA-eligible persons in each of 3 programs; "TV High School,"…
Descriptors: Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Community Education, Employment Programs
Wiseman, T. Jan; Cassin, Lory – 1978
The elements of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program at Kishwaukee College are reviewed. ABE program elements include General Educational Development (GED) program and testing; basic skills courses; English as a second language (ESL); in-plant classes; specialty courses in communicative linguistics and English grammar under ESL; adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Conti, Gary J.; And Others – 1978
New Start, a public service program sponsored by Spoon River College (Illinois) in cooperation with local public agencies and individuals in the community, was created to provide broad-based quality education, which includes both academic and vocational skills and personalized educational placement and counseling. Students qualify for New Start by…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Compensatory Education
Champaigne, John – 1981
The Developmental Studies Program described in this report has provided the Community College of the Finger Lakes since 1974 with a variety of services for academically deficient students. After noting that the establishment of the Department of Developmental Studies in Fall 1980 was a culmination of this long history of commitment to support…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Credits, Communication Skills
Martinez, Art; Gonis, Marla – 1992
The High School Equivalency Program (HEP) at Milwaukee Area Technical College, in Wisconsin, is designed to help migrant and seasonal farmworkers and their dependents obtain General Educational Development (GED) degrees, and gain employment or enroll in postsecondary educational programs outside of the agricultural setting. Before enrolling in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Career Counseling, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1992
Intended for people interested in developing a skill clinic, this document contains examples of community and workplace approaches to skill clinics. It describes skill clinics that make it easier for adults to pursue further education and training by offering one-stop service, coordination, assessment, referral, and career counseling. Nine…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Adult Education, Adult Vocational Education, Career Counseling