Gwynedd-Mercy College's (GMC's) associate (AS) and baccalaureate (BS) degree nursing programs are described in this report, with particular focus on the articulation of program content and goals. Following a historical review of the development of diploma, BS, and AS degree nursing programs, the report explains the theoretical framework and design…

This study guide is part of a program of studies entitled the Science and Engineering Technician (SET) Curriculum developed for the purpose of training technicians in the use of electronic instruments and their applications. The program integrates elements from the disciplines of chemistry, physics, mathematics, mechanical technology, and…

Michigan's 29 public community and junior colleges reported 96,831 students in 925 State Board of Education approved, federally-reimbursed, occupational education program curricula. This survey report consolidates these reported enrollments, arranges them by Office of Education program code classifications, and presents code number; program name;…

The purposes of the United Automobile Workers labor studies program are to: (1) provide a broader understanding and perspective of economic, social, and political problems of our society and the role which unions and workers should play in it; (2) provide educational opportunities for individual growth and advancement; and (3) equip members of…

A study was conducted to determine if different benefits would accrue to Colorado graduates of Associate of Applied Science Degrees (AAS), Associate of Occupational Studies Degrees (AOS), and vocational certificate programs if the programs were of equal length, occupational curriculum content, and quality of instruction. As a part of the study, an…

In a survey of 374 career curriculum graduates of Montgomery Community College in 1976, 280 indicated they were working in jobs related to their college programs. Of these, 225 (80%) gave employer names and addresses and permission to contact them. Questionnaires drew responses of 159 employers to questions about skill levels of students, employee…

Students receiving certificates and Associate of Arts (A.A.) degrees from Cerritos College in spring 1977 (241 A.A. and 48 certificate students) were asked to take the Comparative Guidance and Placement reading test. Forty-four degree and 8 certificate students complied. The A.A. students averaged a reading grade level of 12.6, had an average age…

Presented are some characteristics of curricula in engineering which existed in various educational institutions in the United States and which lead to the award of associate degrees. A tentative classification system by which content areas can be identified is offered, along with an analysis of curricula as they existed in different institutional…

Goals and requirements for general education at Miami-Dade Community College are outlined in this proposal of the college's General Education Committee. Twenty-six goals of general education are presented in six categories: Fundamental Skills, The Individual, The Individual and the Future, The Individual and Other Persons and Groups, The…

This report covers the headcount enrollment and degrees granted from the State University of New York. The enrollment figures are taken from the fall semester enrollment survey. Degrees granted include all degrees granted over a 12-month period, July 1-June 30. The figures present a profile of enrollment and degrees granted for the State…

Virginia's institutions of higher education conferred 29,757 degrees in 1973-74, an increase of 12 percent over the 26,498 conferred during the previous year. The document examines the enrollment trends for state supported institutions and privately controlled colleges and universities in the state. Some of the variables analyzed include: level,…

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…