A study examined the change in the critical thinking skills of associate degree nursing students as they progressed through their educational process at the Reedsburg campus of Madison Area Technical College (MATC) in Wisconsin. The study sample consisted of two cohorts of 24 students each (students entering MATC's associate degree nursing program…

Intends to facilitate discussion between the British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer and degree-granting institutions regarding the feasibility of establishing new transfer arrangements for students who have completed an associate degree in a British Columbian (BC) college or university college and are subsequently admitted to another…

This document summarizes the 48 responses from faculty and various groups and institutions to a block transfer discussion paper. The Block Transfer Project grew out of statements in Charting a New Course that assigned to the British Columbia (BC) Council on Admission and Transfer the responsibility for implementing a system of block transfer for…

This report reflects Waukesha County Technical College's (WCTC) job placement study of 1999 graduates. It summarizes by degrees and programs the employment status, salaries, job titles, and employers of former students who graduated between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 1999. The data were obtained through a survey conducted from October 1999 through…

There is very little research on the phenomena surrounding the life stories and experiences of teen parents who completed their associate's degree. This dissertation is a case study that tells the life stories of five teen parents who graduated from the Cincinnati Branch of Chatfield College with an associate's degree. Narrative Inquiry provides…

How vocational educators in one state contrived to win recognition for occupational programs in the master plan for higher education. (Editor)

Explores the meaning and goals of the associate degree. Argues that community colleges must be dedicated to the goals of helping people feel, think, and act, and that trends toward more stringent standards, higher levels of required proficiency, and more emphasis on general education are worthwhile directions. (CRB)

Compares the earnings of technicians who have an Associate degree to the earnings of technicians who have other educational backgrounds. Discusses several other variables: training and experience; and the impact of sex, race, socioeconomic background, location of residence, and type of employer. (CT)

Describes the Automotive Technology Apprenticeship Program at Columbus Technical Institute, a carefully developed on-the-job program of training at a franchised auto dealership, coordinated with related theoretical instruction in the classroom, which ultimately leads to an associate degree. Examines curriculum, benefits to the student, and program…

Learn and Shop, a concept of offering university credit courses by university faculty in shopping centers which was developed by Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis, is described. The Learn and Shop curriculum permits individuals to earn a two-year associate degree in liberal arts entirely at shopping centers. (MLW)

Describes the 300-member community college system in Yugoslavia and the problems recently encountered in filling the country's needs for trained technical specialists. (AYC)

Describes the author's experience at a community college over the past 30 years. Talks about how community colleges and their students have changed. (TB)

Analysis of National Longitudinal Survey of Youth samples shows that, for both associate degree and nondegree community college programs, returning adults experience the same earnings increases as continuing high school graduates. Returning males in nondegree programs receive an earnings effect 8-10% above that of continuing students. (SK)