This description of the probation-retention-disqualification policy at Santa Monica City College (Calif.) may provide guidelines for other institutions. A student may be placed on probation if he (1) has a GPA below 2.0 in all college units attempted, (2) is a transfer while on probation from or disqualified by another school, or (3) is readmitted…

In July 1967, the California State Board of Education set minimum probation standards for junior colleges, providing that (1) students having less than a 2.0 GPA (with 12 or more units attempted) will be put on academic probation, (2) all such students will receive special counseling, and (3) those failing to maintain a 1.75 GPA for three…

Junior college activities are coordinated directly by 35 states and by universities in 9 states, while 6 states have no visible agency for the purpose. Existing staffs consist mainly of newcomers, and literature on statewide control is limited. Forces that are increasing state control over local activities include: (1) the shift of financing to…

To determine the advisability of offering a non-transfer biology course at Chaffey College (Calif.), selected students were studied. Those enrolled in Biology 1A during the R-semester period, Fall 1965 to Fall 1967, and those due to graduate in June 1968 without having taken a natural science course were compared by grade and aptitude. Data used…

The purposes of this study were (1) to list courses and to note curriculum trends in six areas of study, (2) to comment on the nature of these trends, and (3) to discover in which areas Metropolitan Junior College (Missouri) is lacking. Materials of interest to counselors, admissions directors, and administrators are included. The information was…

This report reviews and analyzes the 1969-1970 salary schedules of 52 private and 460 public 2-year colleges throughout the United States. These schedules are based on levels of academic preparation completed, faculty rank, or both (about two-thirds of the reviewed public and one-half the reviewed private institutions base their schedules on level…

To examine the 2-year college environment, 1969-70 catalogs for 94 2-year colleges were studied. The number of faculty, courses, and degrees in various fields were classified into six types--Realistic, Intellectual, Social, Conventional, Artistic, and Enterprising--based on Holland's theory of vocational choice. The resulting profiles were…

Unlike either secondary schools, in which tenure practices are established by law, or universities, in which tenure practices are patterned after policies of the American Association of University Professors, the community colleges abide by no uniform policy. This paper presents a model on which community colleges can base their tenure policy. The…

The junior college today faces the challenge of providing quality post-secondary education for its minority and less affluent members. This document contains 24 articles on junior college programs for the disadvantaged. They have previously been published in the Junior College Journal from 1965 through 1970. (CA)

A comparison of faculty and student evaluation of an instructor-rating questionnaire at Northampton County Area Community College, Pennsylvania, is the subject of this report. Students and faculty members were asked to specify the relative importance of 12 given areas considered in instructor evaluation, and then to suggest scores between 10 and…

A brief research project on some special needs and problems of black students at Chabot College (California) grew out of the 1969-70 violent climate of ethnic student activism. Twenty-five black and 25 white students completed both the Mooney Problem Check List and the Personal Integration Scale of the Omnibus Personality Inventory. Significant…

This report on the many activities of AAJC showed that ever more people were looking to it for help and guidance. Its Board prepared recommendations on (1) leadership development in both new and experienced junior college personnel; (2) continued review of AAJC commissions on curriculum, instruction, legislation, student personnel, and…

This analysis involves enrollment data from Fall 1966 through Spring 1968. It compares two colleges and all California junior colleges in terms of age (defined as adults, minors, and baccalaureate degree holders or higher) and hours of attendance (12 or more hours as full-time, less than 12 hours as part-time) of students. Tables provide data as…

This interim report of an experimental 16-credit, team-taught course, which included literature, composition, speech, and social studies, focused on the problems of poverty in two cities. Results indicate a positive change in student attitudes toward the problems of poverty and of the poor. Evidence includes pretest and posttest scores on an…

This accreditation survey of Casper College reports: (1) history of the college, (2) institutional philosophy, (3) financial resources, (4) administration and organization, (5) faculty resources, (6) curriculum, (7) library resources, (8) student personnel practices, (9) characteristics of the college's students, (10) community services, (11)…