The way students move through a community college once they have enrolled has crucial implications for policy-making and administration, but has been given inadequate attention by researchers. A model of student flow is described in terms of progress toward graduation, based on records of sources of students, freshmen and sophomore flows, and…

Realizing that the community college serves in a special capacity through the development of varied and flexible curriculms, this program guide was developed by the Automobile Manufacturers-American Vocational Association Industry Planning Council. For the benefit of administrators and curriculum specialists, it gives a setting for associate…

To determine whether an individualized approach to learning would help overcome the problems of crowded student schedules, heterogeneous ability groupings, and inexperienced teachers, 110 freshmen and sophomore students in a community college nursing program were divided by grade level into two control groups which received traditional lectures,…

The New Careers program sponsored by the University of Colorado Center for Urban Affairs has developed two innovative features: (1) Training is based on a process model of education, and (2) The program is committed to developing as trainers persons who are from a poverty or minority group background. The model provides for two programs. The…

Although there are variations, some features are characteristic of associate degree programs in nursing: (1) The majority are conducted by public junior or community colleges, (2) Program length is 2 academic to 2 calendar years, (3) Nursing theory is combined with college-level general education courses, (4) Students must meet college and nursing…

The three volume study is a review of the available literature to determine the relative effectiveness and efficiency of diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing education programs in producing the number and quality of registered nurses needed in the nation; and volume two analyzes the cost of nursing education, examines the future…

Intended as a reference for educators, students, and employers, this directory contains information about 2,498 allied medical educational programs, representing 14 occupations, which were approved as of July 15, 1970, by the Council on Medical Education of the American Medical Association (AMA) and 14 collaborating organizations. The programs are…

A curriculum guide for a program to train auxiliary instructional personnel for elementary schools is presented. This core curriculum is intended for any community college trying to establish an educational program for aides or update its present one. Chapters deal with: (1) the program--goals, definition of terms; (2) background (of the use of…

Summarized is a followup to a larger study concerning job satisfaction characteristics of associate degree graduates of technology programs at Pennsylvania State University. Involving students graduating during the period from 1955 through 1971, the study sought to determine: (1) the present status of the graduates, (2) job information about the…

The general education requirements of 27 public community colleges and 9 state universities in Florida, as determined through a review of those institutions' catalogs, were compared with the general education requirements of Central Florida Community College (CFCC). Results showed CFCC's 39-hour requirement in general education to be more…

Assesses the economic return to a two-year college degree in terms of the value of lifetime income as shown in the age-earnings profiles derived from census data; the present value of lifetime income; and the rate of return on the investment in schooling. (AYC)

This document is a report on the spring 2001 survey of graduates at San Antonio College (Texas), regarding their academic and overall experience at the institution. Other objectives of the survey include evaluating programs and implementing strategies to improve graduation rates. The college issued 370 surveys to graduates; 360 were returned for a…

This study focused on the transfer and academic performance of applied associate degree recipients in Missouri. The author collected data on two-year college graduates who transferred to a Missouri public four-year college between fall 1996 and summer 1997 and graduated by spring 2000. The study sought to determine if there were any statistically…

This newsletter from the Community College Baccalaureate Association provides research and institutional updates on community college baccalaureate degrees. The first issue introduces the organization and provides a brief description of the highly specialized four-year degrees (applied, workforce degrees) that are designed to meet the needs of…

This newsletter from the Community College Baccalaureate Association (CCBA) provides research and institutional updates on community college baccalaureate degrees. The first issue describes two institutional case studies of community college baccalaureate degree programs. The first, a manufacturing technology baccalaureate degree at Westark…