This staff analysis by the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges discusses and offers recommendations concerning the report, "Proposals for Strengthening the Associate Degree in the California Community Colleges," by the Task Force on Academic Quality. The paper begins with brief staff comments on the associate…

This document contains the curriculum for the first nursing course in the Licensed Vocational Nurse Mobility Track Project. The project is designed to provide selected Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVNs) the opportunity to complete the nursing course requirements for an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Nursing (ADN) in three semesters of…

During fiscal year 1988, the public community colleges of Illinois completed the final year of their first five-year cycle of program review. The statewide program review process was implemented in 1983 for the evaluation of both instructional programs and student and academic support services. Reports submitted by the colleges in 1988 indicate…

This catalog and career decision guide provides information for students on the programs and services offered by Illinois Valley Community College (IVCC) for 1985-86 and 1986-87. After introductory material provides information on admissions and the college calendar for 1985-86 and 1986-87, a history of the college and its educational philosophy…

This paper discusses the role of general education in the community colleges in the United States and presents recommendations for changes to improve the quality of education in the community colleges. First, the paper notes the lack of stature, relevance, and institutional support for general education in the community colleges and argues that if…

Data on degrees conferred in 1982-1983 by the 31 higher education institutions in Arkansas are presented, along with a narrative description of trends. The data include second-summer, fall, spring, and first-summer terms. Degree production for 1982-1983 was 3.1% higher than 1981-1982. Most of the increase resulted from increases in associate…

Wilmington College (Ohio) conducted a study to determine if receiving college training during incarceration enhances offenders' post-release behavior. Three hundred residents of Lebanon Correctional Institution in Ohio, a medium-security prison for adults under 30, were studied. Of the group, 95 received associates degrees while in prison. These…

In May 1985 and again in September 1986, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges adopted Title 5 regulations strengthening the associate degree by establishing two distinct sets of standards which establish whether or not individual courses may be applied for credit to the associate degree. Along with a brief history of the…

The articulation of allied health programs from two-year to four-year colleges or universities is examined, based on a review of the literature from 1972 to 1982. Major concerns to educators and state legislators are duplication of resources, time, money, and the transferability of credits from occupational programs. A controversial issue is…

In 1982, a follow-up study of nursing graduates of the Bakersfield College Registered Nursing (RN) program was conducted to obtain information that would lead to improvement in program quality and to a better match between supply and demand in the local nursing labor market. In addition, the study compared results with similar studies conducted…

This report on Miami-Dade Community College graduates presents a series of data tables illustrating, for the college as a whole and for each campus, graduation and completion rates, and trends in student demographics and miscellaneous characteristics. Report highlights indicate that in 1983-84: (1) there were 5,511 degrees or certificates awarded…

A series of data tables and graphs provides a longitudinal summary of information about the students at Los Angeles City College who earned an Associate of Arts degree (AA) from 1964 through 1980. The first table offers information about selected student characteristics, including number of graduates, percent of total enrollment who graduated,…

To determine the importance of job tasks and/or activities for the nurse aide, the licensed practical nurse (LPN), and the associate degree nurse (ADN), nursing instructors, LPNs and employers were surveyed in Kansas in 1978 using a minimum work behavior expectation instrument. Respondents were asked to rate approximately 200 discrete job tasks…

A study was conducted to determine the major characteristics of those students who graduated from the seven Hawaii community colleges during fiscal year (FY) 1980. The study revealed that a total of 2,183 students graduated between July 1979 and June 1980, representing an 8% decrease over the previous year. Factors contributing to this decline…

From July 1977 through June 1978, 2,283 students graduated from the Hawaii community college system, an increase of 12% over the previous year's total. During this period, 2,671 degrees and certificates were awarded; 108 graduates earned two diplomas and two earned three; 30% of the degrees were Associate in Arts (AA), 51% Associate in Science…