Two-year institutions have experienced a phenomenal growth in the last 10-15 years. The chemical education programs in the two-year institutions are probably more diverse than those found in the first and second year chemistry offerings in most four-year institutions. (Author/BB)

Outlines money management ideas for the community college. (IRT)

A comparison of four methods of finding the maturity value of the principal is presented. The four methods are: table, period-by-period iterative calculation, formula, and Binomial Theorem. (MP)

Points out the small amount of coverage community colleges receive through the media. Encourages community college administrators, faculty, and public relations personnel to reach out for national attention; suggests journal publications describing programs and successes as one possibility. (TP)

Details are given concerning the steps used in designing and implementing a modularized liberal arts course in mathematics. (DT)

A community college photography teacher discusses his teaching methods and the content of his curriculum. (DC)

Describes the journalism education career of a Fullerton College, California, instructor. (KS)

Surveys 52 Texas two-year institutions in order to provide information about community college advisor/journalists. (KS)

Milwaukee Area Technical College, Wisconsin, has four campuses, each with its own food service operation that, combined, serve nearly 3,000 people daily. Several food service-related programs are part of the curriculum. Cost containment and customer satisfaction are the two overriding goals of the food service programs. (MLF)

Reviews some of the implications of the changing environment in which multiunit community colleges have operated since 1975, giving special attention to the chararacteristics and evolution of the current governance system at Florida Junior College. Suggests approaches to improve governance. (DMM)

Provides an annotated bibliography of ERIC materials on student assessment and placement, developmental programs and program development, instructional considerations, program evaluation, and statewide perspectives. (DMM)

Discusses how two-year colleges can concurrently formulate institutional development strategies and build strong executive teams through a process involving the selection of institutional development issues to be addressed and the formulation of specific institutional development strategies to address the issues. Outlines conditions for success.…

Offers guidelines for using photographs effectively in campus newspapers. Reviews the stages in the photo editing process, suggests alternatives to traditional photographic approaches, and offers technical advice. (AYC)

Presents a four-stage model of the development of the community college, focusing on broad social, economic, and political changes. Calls these stages the Mutation (circa 1800-1920), the Empty Niche (1920-1950), Niche Expansion (1950-1975), and the Saturated Niche (1975-today). (DMM)

The National Junior College Athletic Association has voted in favor of strengthening semester-based academic standards for the eligibility of student athletes, reversing an earlier move to soften requirements. (MSE)