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Download full textVirginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1996
This report summarizes, institution by institution, what each of the 17 public colleges and universities in Virginia have learned from formal assessment programs in the biennium ending in 1996 and how the institutions have used that information to improve their programs. A two-page spread for each institution includes a narrative which describes…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment, Higher Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), to assess its current status, and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of articles and reports on the KCCS for use by the…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Administration, College Role, Community Colleges
McClenney, Kay; And Others – 1991
Using the conceptual framework outlined in "Building Communities: A Vision for a New Century," a 1988 report of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, this guidebook explores eight phases in the development and implementation of a strategic plan. Chapter I provides an overview of the planning process and the essential…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, Community Colleges, Institutional Mission
California State Legislature, Sacramento. Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education. – 1987
The proposals presented in this report were developed by the Joint Committee for Review of the Master Plan for Higher Education with the intention of strengthening the capacity of the California community colleges to meet the state's emerging economic and demographic needs. After section I provides a general introduction and statement of intent,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Change Strategies, Community Colleges, Educational Assessment
Apperson, Larry – 1991
The primary mission of Kishwaukee College (KC), one of Illinois's 40 community colleges, is to serve the educational needs of the district within which it resides. This central mission is addressed through two-year pre-baccalaureate programs; career education; adult basic and secondary education; community education courses, workshops, and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Institutional Mission
McGuire, Kenneth B. – 1988
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which the community colleges' community-based mission has been understood and accepted and to assess the impact of this educational philosophy on local communities. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) explore the extent to which the community-based mission is reflected in the literature on the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services
Virginia State Council of Higher Education, Richmond. – 1997
This collection of graphs and text, part of a series describing the public colleges and universities in Virginia, are intended to answer the question, "What is it like to be a student at a public college or university in Virginia?" Most graphs provide data for fall 1995 and are broken down by individual four-year institution and the…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, Class Size, College Faculty, College Students
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), to assess its current status, and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of articles and reports on the KCCS for use by the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Role, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
Developed as a reference tool for the Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky, this collection of articles and reports examines all aspects of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS), and includes extensive discussion questions for use by the Commission members in their work. The opening section reviews planned…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Planning, College Role, College School Cooperation
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS) and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of reports on the KCCS for use by the Commission, this two-part report reviews the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges
