Some 100 junior colleges responded to a questionnaire designed and administered by Harcum Junior College (Pennsylvania) regarding their use of "field" admissions representatives. Responses were categorized according to an institution's enrollment size--less than 500; between 500 and 1,000; and over 1,000--and then summarized for the schools as a…

A questionnaire-opinionnaire survey of 68 junior colleges in 30 states, explored questions such as the amount and type of protest on junior college campuses, the extent of faculty and nonstudent involvement, the degree of institutional planning for protest situations, opinions concerning the relative lack of protest on junior college campuses, and…

This is a report on the efforts of a junior college to provide high school students with information about the new technologies and to stimulate interest in college attendance. Results of the "Pre-College Seminar," which operated as if it were a professional conference, indicate that a general education course in technology can provide information…

This study reports an attempt to determine the nature and extent of relationships between total grade point average and grades in selected courses with ACT scores and the students' status as high school graduates. In general, it was found that the predictors for individual courses were more accurate than predictors for grade point averages. A…

This report contains the evaluation data gathered by a junior college faculty in preparation for state accreditation. The report includes a statement of philosophy, and evaluates the following areas of the college: organization and administration, student personnel services, curriculum, instruction, and college atmosphere. (JC)

This speech for the Council of Community College Boards of the National School Boards Association emphasizes the role men play in determining the results of professional negotiations. Positing that one gets the kind of negotiations he chooses, the author presents two models for negotiation and details the attitudes and behaviors appropriate to…

Articles contributed by the teachers and administrators at Chicago City College are presented in this report. Topics include: Students, Faculty, A View of General Education, Occupational Education, Collective Comprehensiveness, Innovation Plan for Crane Campus, Fiscal Resources, Governance, Administration and Organization, A Note on Community…

Community service, now recognized as a major function of the junior college, works increasingly with other agencies to provide educational, recreational, and cultural programs beyond regularly scheduled classes. In 1968, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded the American Association of Junior Colleges Clearinghouse on Community Services (AACS). The…

A 9-item questionnaire was given to registering students for fall and spring 1969. For easier handling, its form was changed for the next semester. By accident, the two versions were handed out and 687 students answered both in quick succession. The staff decided to compare the two forms to see if the answers differed. Two questions were…

For this survey, 602 public 2-year colleges and 251 non-public colleges were asked to participate; the response was 496 and 153 respectively. Of these, 321 public and 38 private schedules were used in this report. It details the most widespreac characteristics of the public colleges; minimum, maximum, and increment structures; allowance for…

This review covers five views of junior college students. Dorothy Knoell reminds the college of its growing community service function. It must be ready for several student clienteles with changing needs, interests, activities, and values; for the under-educated of all ages; and for those special populations not served by other schools, all…

This unannotated bibliography is divided into sections on bibliographies, the community junior college, the college president, presidential leadership, duties and responsibilities of the president, the president of his board, college administration, finance, the president and the faculty, the president and the public, and a list of selected…

The speaker traces the history of early academies in New York State, with their several forms and functions, until the establishment of the public community college under the State University Law of 1948. Its students now make up 60% of the University's enrollment. According to the State Regents, it should (1) be supported as providing a broader…

Reviews the controversy over which junior college was established first and discusses the date on which Joliet Junior College (Illinois) first began instruction. (DC)