The nursing shortage in California has prompted legislators to propose solutions that may be well intentioned but fail to recognize the complexity of the issues they are trying to address. In April 2005, the Academic Senate convened a nursing task force, comprised of community college nursing faculty from across the state, to examine the issues…

A study compared graduation and licensure examination pass rates of Mexican American nursing students who spoke English as a second language and students who spoke English as a first language. Mexican American students were surveyed or interviewed concerning the effect on graduation and licensure examination pass rates of English as a second…

A literature review was conducted to establish criteria for the development and establishment of an associate degree program in radiologic technology in Alaska, where traditional education programs had been slow to respond to the current personnel shortage. The information was obtained from a variety of state, regional, and national organizations…

This brief profile discusses trends and statistics for American community colleges. It identifies the top five programs at community colleges as: (1) dental hygiene; (2) manufacturing process technology; (3) telecommunications/interactive information specialists; (4) physical therapy assistant; and (5) registered nursing. Other highlights include:…

In this document, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports on the state of technical education in Europe, the United States, and Canada. It states that technical colleges are emerging as key institutions in technology-based education to fill industry requirement for more highly skilled and technically proficient…

Statistics are presented on the 1993-94 revenue sources of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), by sector, and the degrees conferred by HBCUs, by degree level (associate, bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional), sex of student, and state. (MSE)

Displays results of an annual ranking of colleges and universities with the highest rates of associate and bachelor's degrees conferred on minority group members, bachelor's degrees by ethnic group (African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American) and institution type (white or historically black), and bachelor's degrees conferred on…

Based on an extensive survey of the numbers, salaries, and benefits of part-time and non-tenure-track faculty in ten academic disciplines, a November 2000 report from the Coalition on the Academic Workforce (CAW) clarified how colleges and universities depend on contingent labor and how inadequately many of these faculty are supported. A group of…

Under the No Child Left Behind Act, paraprofessionals must be certified as highly qualified. To meet the standard, they need a high school diploma as well as a two-year associate's degree, or two years of college credit, or a passing score on a state or local assessment that demonstrates knowledge of and ability to assist in teaching reading,…

Information is provided on tech prep education programs, which are part of a restructuring movement that combines secondary and postsecondary programs to provide technical preparation in a field such as engineering technology, agriculture, health, or business. Information on the following topics is outlined: seven essential elements of tech prep;…

This 25th annual study of application and enrollment patterns of transfer students within the State University of New York (SUNY) system during Fall 1994 was conducted in response to the demand for information on the inter-campus mobility of students attending SUNY institutions. The study used an analysis of the higher education backgrounds of…

Currently, 14 of the 22 Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree programs at New Jersey's Cumberland County College (CCC) provide work experience opportunities, incorporating hands-on experience and theories derived from instruction in the classroom. Employers who participate in work experience, or Cooperative Education (CE), programs benefit by…

Providing data for Year 2 of a state-approved accountability plan developed by Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC), this report provides baseline data on outcomes for 1994-95. Data tables are provided for the following outcome measures: enrollment of prior year high school graduates enrolled the following year; retention and success rates for…

Providing data for Year 3 of a state-approved accountability plan developed by Florida's Pensacola Junior College (PJC), this report provides baseline data on outcomes for 1995-96. Data tables are provided for the following outcome measures: enrollment of prior year high school graduates; retention and success rates for Associate in Arts (AA),…

Two major issues in contemporary higher education include equality of access to education and the adequate preparation of graduates for entry into the workforce. Both of these goals are central to the tech prep/associate degree (TPAD) initiative. TPAD combines competency-based teaching, applied learning, curricula focusing on technical and…