Within broad guidelines provided by the Community College of Vermont (CCV), associate degree students write their own individualized, competence-based contracts. Development of the contract includes both assessment of prior learning, and planning for sponsored learning: These are integrated through a "degree development sequence" which includes a…

The nature of the economy in Connecticut--its changing occupational structure and trends of population growth--and the changing pattern of higher education enrollments, particularly increasing enrollments in technical colleges and in relatively new regional community colleges, indicate the need for increased post-high school educational…

Exclusive reliance on objective testing focuses students' attention too narrowly on memorization and rote answers to complex problems. Grades become supreme ends; learning, merely a by-product. Since students learn best when asked to verbalize, analyze, and synthesize their ideas, a grading system was implemented in a social science course at…

This monograph reviews the faculty teaching the humanities in two-year colleges: their backgrounds and preparation, involvement with inservice training, job satisfaction, attitudes and values, and approaches to curriculum and instruction. Information was derived by an extensive search of the literature. Materials were identified by scanning 34…

LaGuardia Community College (New York) provides secondary education through its Middle College program, which includes comprehensive remedial programs for low ability students. During the 1974-75 academic year, two participant observers made over 400 observations of the Middle College's activities, focusing on: (1) instructional methods,…

This document is a supplement or appendix to "Demand and Supply in U.S. Higher Education" (HE 007 085). It is also addressed to those who wish to investigate in more detail the data on which that analysis was based. No attempt was made, however, to make this document self-contained. Chapters cover: (1) demand for places--individual data; (2)…

This is the first statewide study of the development of education beyond the high school within the State University and Community College System of Tennessee, established in July 1972. It reflects the operation of the System from 1972-1975 and projections for a 5-year period through 1980. The materials used to develop this report were drawn from…

This report provides data on the faculty and staff of the Hawaii community college system as of fall 1975. It focuses on full-time appointees, but also provides information on lecturers, part-time appointees, and professional staff on leave. Data are summarized by five program categories: instructional support, academic support, student services,…

The 20 articles appearing in the January, 1971, issue of The Illinois Journal of Education reflect the concept of continuing education as viewed by various agency representatives of Illinois government and by outstanding adult educators throughout the State. Article titles are: Why a Continuing Education Program?; An Associate Degree from Schools…

According to Florida's Articulation Agreement, students receiving the associates degree from public junior colleges may be admitted automatically to the state universities. A followup study of transferees who entered Florida A & M University in September 1973 found that there were more female than male transferees. There was no evidence of the…

During 1974-75, enrollment in the Metropolitan Community Colleges (MCC) (Kansas City, Missouri) increased from 10,589 to more than 21,000 full- and part-time students. The Metropolitan Institute of Community Services (a college without walls) expanded from serving fewer than 2,000 students in 1973-74 to more than 16,000 in 1974-75. From MCC's…

This is the first statewide five-year plan for the California Community Colleges. The newly adopted statement of philosophy and goals emphasizes the community college's role as a community-based institution of lifelong learning. In addition to presenting this new statement, the report details the planning process to be used in updating this plan,…

This publication is designed to provide information about Mid-Management education to administrators and instructors of Post-secondary institutions. It identifies the objectives and operational structure of Washington State Mid-Management programs, and, in an attempt to establish consistency among programs, provides a subject matter guideline for…

Presented are comprehensive data on the age group and sex of students attending the State University of New York. Tables array four fundamental student characteristics: (1) age; (2) sex; (3) level (undergraduate/graduate); and (4) load (part-time/full-time). Individual tables are provided for each institution as well as summary tables for…

This study was conducted to provide a basis for planning for needed energy-related occupational technology programs in two-year educational institutions. A questionnaire was sent to 1,152 junior, community, and technical colleges in fall 1975; 774 (67%) responded. The survey identified 62 existing one- and two-year energy-related programs and 132…