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Stindt, Julie – 1987
This report details the status of affirmative action in the California community colleges, recounting the actions taken by the colleges and districts to provide educational opportunities for underrepresented students. Introductory comments provide information about the report, the Affirmative Action Ad Hoc Committee, and data sources. The bulk of…
Descriptors: Administrators, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Community Colleges
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Central Administration. – 1986
Designed to address major statewide issues and concerns facing the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY), this report offers background information, analyzes existing problems, discusses the methods used to investigate each problem, and offers recommendations concerning governance, intersegmental relations, programmatic…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Articulation (Education), College Planning, College Programs
Download full textHilton, Thomas L.; Schrader, William B. – 1985
A longitudinal study of the educational paths of humanities majors was conducted with a sample of high school seniors who participated in the National Longitudinal Study (NLS) of the High School Class of 1972. Comparisons to the 1980 NLS seniors cohort were also made. Students completed a survey as seniors as well as four follow-up surveys. The…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Attendance, College Graduates, Comparative Analysis
Owen, H. James – 1984
In an effort to document how existing industry sees the current status of trained technicians, the American Association for Community and Junior Colleges' Council for Occupational Education, the Association of Community College Trustees, and the Electronic Industries Association conducted a targeted national survey of technician supply and demand.…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Electronic Technicians, Employer Attitudes
Los Angeles Community Coll. District, CA. – 1984
This annual report includes narrative reports about the nine colleges in the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), summarizing college achievements and problems encountered during the 1983-84 academic year. An overview of the LACCD discusses problems related to fiscal reductions and indecision regarding tuition and funding; the…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, College Administration, College Planning, College Programs
Weiss, Marvin W. – 1985
Small/rural community colleges should be integral parts of the communities they serve, catalysts for community development, and adaptable to community change. Collaboration with community agencies to develop efficient needs-specific programs and to use community residents as resources offer ways for colleges to provide educational courses and…
Descriptors: College Programs, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Community Development
Lieberman, Janet – 1986
A 10-year profile is provided of Middle College High School (MCHS), an alternative high school operating under the joint auspices of the New York City Board of Education and LaGuardia Community College. The first sections of the report look at the history and goals of MCHS, explaining that the school was created to reduce the dropout rate among…
Descriptors: College Attendance, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
Dickmeyer, Nathan; Cirino, Anna Marie – 1985
Comparative financial information for fiscal year (FY) 1983-84 is presented in this report, derived from two surveys of a sample of 560 public community and junior colleges. Chapter 1 provides guidance on the use of the report in comparing institutional statistics with national and peer group medians; points out limitations of the data; and…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance
Person, Carl S. – 1984
The impact of federal funds on private, historically black institutions was studied. The focus was whether funding under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 made a difference to the survival or stability of 45 four-year and 5 two-year colleges. The following information was used to analyze fiscal years (FY) 1977 and 1982: current funds…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Instruction, Developing Institutions, Endowment Funds
Monroe Community Coll., Rochester, NY. – 1984
As a continuation of a study of economic returns on investment in selected occupational programs in New York State, this report examines the reasons for the differential rates of return to program graduates and offers recommendations for maximizing graduate returns on investment. Section I provides an introduction to the purposes and objectives of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Community Colleges, Cooperative Education, Economic Research
Lovell, Ned B.; And Others – 1984
An analysis is provided of the status of collective bargaining in Illinois community colleges in 1983-84. Chapter 1 provides introductory material on: the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Act (H.B. 1530), a comprehensive collective bargaining law; the value of an examination of collective bargaining prior to the implementation of the law; and…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Community Colleges, Contracts, Educational Legislation
Roueche, John E.; Baker, George A., III – 1987
Drawing from an in-depth case study of the organizational climate, leadership, teaching, systems, programs, and student outcomes at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC), this book addresses questions related to the achievement of both open access and high academic standards in the community college. Chapter I presents the rationale for the study…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Case Studies
Roderer, Lawrence C.; Lacy, Richard – 1985
In spring 1984, an interdisciplinary course on the history and literature of man's voyages and relationship with the sea was introduced at J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College (JSRCC). The course was team taught from the perspectives of the social sciences and English departments, incorporating fiction and non-fiction sources related to…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Community Colleges, Course Content, Course Descriptions
Egbert, Marie – Lifelong Learning, 1985
Vocational educators need to build bridges for student's transition into and success through the vocational program of their reasoned choice by communicating and cooperating with developmental education instructors. The major focus of the role of the vocational instructor in working with the developmental educator concerns assessment of students…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Cooperation
Dunn, Joanne Velan – 1985
The in-service training program described in this report was implemented by the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC), Pennsylvania, in order to help vocational educators and administrators to develop skills in computer applications, software evaluation, and computer-based training. After providing background on the project, the report…
Descriptors: Administrators, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy
