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Maine Univ., Augusta. Office of Distance Education. – 1991
The Community College of Maine (CCM) makes use of new telecommunications and information technologies to overcome the barriers of geography, cost, and time that have always limited access to higher education for Maine's rural communities. Currently, the Interactive Television System (ITV) is the primary means used to broadcast CCM courses, but…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield. – 1992
Part of a series of reports on undergraduate education in Illinois, this report focuses on transfer and articulation. The first section examines trends in transfer and after-transfer retention to baccalaureate degree completion of students who transferred from public community colleges to public universities. The second section traces the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Articulation (Education), Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees
Leslie, Bruce – 1992
America's more than 1,200 community, technical, and junior colleges constitute the largest branch of higher education in the country. Two-year colleges are subjected to rigorous institutional accreditation standards and procedures by regional accrediting bodies. At least 80% of their students are already in the workforce, and they serve the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Needs
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; And Others – Inside English, 1991
With each issue focusing on a different theme, volume 19 of "Inside English" looks at the cultural diversity in the community college curriculum, teaching literature at all levels, teaching writing at all levels, and the challenge of teaching English in the 1990's. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of California Two-Year…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Cultural Differences
Stark Technical Coll., Canton, OH. – 1990
The Ohio Veterans Entrepreneurial Training Project was a 2-year pilot training and education program, conducted by a consortium of seven two-year colleges in Ohio, to assist veterans who are interested in owning and operating their own small businesses. Veterans were recruited through more than 2,500 recruitment packets distributed through Ohio…
Descriptors: Business Skills, Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Curriculum Development
Wentzel, Carol; And Others – 1989
Project STAR was designed to demonstrate model instruction, retention, transition, and preparation practices for use with hearing-impaired community college students. The project consisted of a detailed student assessment, an extensive faculty inservice training component, and extensive instructional and counseling support for project students.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Preparation, College Programs, College Students
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1991
The Livermore Education Center (LEC), an off-campus center of Chabot College, was established in 1975. In 1986, the South County Community College District designated the LEC a full-service community college campus eligible for state funding of facilities, and in 1988, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges approved Las…
Descriptors: Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), College Planning, Community Colleges, Construction Costs
Keys, Robert C., Ed. – 1990
As a result of the 1984 National Council on Student Development (NCSD) Leadership Colloquium, a report was developed presenting a series of seven recommendations and accompanying strategies for strengthening student development services. Entitled, "Traverse City Statement: Toward the Future Vitality of Student Development Services," the report…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Administration, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning
Santa Rita, Emilio; Bacote, Joseph – 1991
The College Discovery Summer Program (CDSP) is a 6-week program designed to bring students already accepted for admissions to Bronx Community College (BCC) onto campus prior to their first year at BCC. The curriculum component of the CDSP includes intensive courses in mathematics, reading, and writing, while the student development component is a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Community Colleges
Rancho Santiago Community Coll. District, Santa Ana, CA. – 1989
The collective bargaining agreement between the Rancho Santiago Community College District Board of Trustees and the Faculty Association for the Rancho Santiago Community College District is presented. This contract, covering faculty at Rancho Santiago Community College and its off-campus centers, applies to the period from July 1, 1989 through…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Contracts
Echternacht, Lonnie, Ed. – 1991
This yearbook has 18 chapters written by selected experts on business education and the international scene. The chapters are organized into four parts. Part I, "Global Perspectives in Business Education," includes two chapters: "Internationalizing the Business Education Curriculum" (LaNeta L. Carlock); and "The…
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development
Thompson, Mary J.; O'Brien, Terrance P. – 1991
Considerable study has been focused on relationships between learning styles and other characteristics and conditions, such as teaching styles, achievement, student age, and student gender. In 1991, a study was conducted on two campuses of a comprehensive community college in the southeast to measure the effect on course grades of the relationship…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Students, Age, Age Differences
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1991
Prepared for the California Community Colleges' 1991 Board of Governors retreat, this paper discusses several statewide trends that have implications for California's community colleges. The paper is designed to serve as background material for the development of the Board of Governors' 1991-92 basic agenda. Material covered in the report updates…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demand Occupations, Demography, Educational Trends
Roanoke City Public Schools, VA. – 1990
The Roanoke Area 2+2 Project in Automated Manufacturing Technology was undertaken as a cooperative effort of area industries, government, and education to meet the needs of area industries. The program includes 2 years of technical training in high school combined with strong academic preparation and continues with 2 years of advanced technical…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Competence, Competency Based Education, Computer Assisted Manufacturing
Kumar, Vasant; Tradewell, Mary D. J. – 1980
An employer needs assessment was conducted in the Wisconsin Indianhead Vocational, Technical, and Adult Education District to develop a profile of local employers; determine the vocational education training levels required by the employers; ascertain employers' roles in training; and determine employers' perceptions of Wisconsin Indianhead…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes, Employment Opportunities
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