Four community colleges in Western Massachusetts--Berkshire Community College (BCC), Greenfield Community College (GCC), Holyoke Community College (HCC), and Springfield Technical Community College (STCC)--have created a collaborative Web site, at www.healthprograms.org, to present information on allied health associate degrees or certificate…

This paper uses the case-study method to examine detailed data related to student and tutor usage of an asynchronous discussion board as an interactive communication forum during a first-semester associate degree course in applied psychology at the City University of Hong Kong. The paper identifies "what works" in relation to discussion…

A descriptive study was made of the roles of training and federal programs in helping youths gain employment in selected high-wage occupations that do not require a four-year college degree. Interviews conducted with federal agency officials and industry representatives found little hard data but elicited officials' views on this issue. The study…

In March 1994, Quebec's Commission on the Evaluation of Collegiate Teaching initiated an evaluation of "Techniques d'education en services de garde" (TESG) programs, or educational methods in child care services. This report presents results from the evaluation in three parts. The first section describes the following four stages of the…

As part of a study of two-year instructional opportunities, this paper discusses the structure of associate degrees in Indiana according to the amount of general education required, degree designations used by public institutions in concert with program major designations, and what these requirements and designations imply for transferability. The…

At the close of each fiscal year, the 49 public community colleges of the Illinois Community College System (ICCS) are required to submit detailed student records to the ICCS board providing data on annual enrollments and completions for credit-generating students. Highlights for fiscal year (FY) 1996 include the following: (1) ICCS institutions…

This dissertation investigates academic performance, persistence, and baccalaureate degree attainment patterns for 12,824 community college students who transferred with Associate in Arts (AA) degrees to a state university system during the 1991-92 academic year. Analyses focused on students' attributes, academic background, transition,…

To determine the cost/benefit relationship between education, incarceration, and welfare, a comparison was undertaken of the actual institutional costs required to produce an associate degree graduate at Miami-Dade Community College (M-DCC), in Florida, and the institutional costs of incarceration and welfare in the state. Costs analyses were…

An associate degree program to train real-time caption reporters was developed at Amarillo College in Texas. The competency-based curriculum contained steno caption writer and certified court reporter options. The program featured internships at a local television station, during which students received individual hands-on training conducted by…

These four reports provide details of projects to design and implement courses to be offered as requirements for the associate degree program in composites and reinforced plastics technology. The reports describe project activities that led to development of curricula for four courses: composite materials, composite materials fabrication I,…

These three brief documents, a policy statement, a summary of pertinent laws on alcohol and illegal drugs, and a substance addiction specialist curriculum description, taken together describe the Casper College (Wyoming) drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. The policy statement briefly summarizes the health risks associated with drug and…

This compilation of resolutions and positions of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) provides a collective representation of the current and past recommendations of the Senate for strengthening academic standards in California's community colleges. First, ASCCC resolutions are presented regarding academic standards,…

Data on enrollments and degrees granted during the years 1948 through 1989 are provided for the community colleges under the program of the State University of New York. Data are presented for the system as a whole as well as for each campus. Fall term enrollments in credit courses are broken down by full-/part-time status and by student level…

Data on degrees awarded between July 1, 1985 and June 30, 1986 by Kentucky's state-supported and private colleges and universities, business colleges, and theological seminaries are presented. Separate data are included for senior institutions, junior colleges, and the community college system. In addition to total degrees conferred, data are…

The result of a two-year effort by more than 150 community college faculty and staff members in Hawaii, this report presents task force recommendations for improving programs leading to the associate degree. The recommendations concern: (1) the maintenance of two associate degrees, an associate in arts and an associate in science; (2) the…