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Download full textRichburg-Hayes, Lashawn; Sommo, Colleen; Welbeck, Rashida – MDRC, 2011
Many adult students struggle to finance their educations, often contending with work and child care expenses in addition to the extra cost of remedial courses. Moreover, there is little need-based grant aid to help. This report presents early findings from an evaluation of a program in New York City targeted to low-income adults (ages 22 to 35)…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Low Income Groups, College Credits, Adult Students
Winter, Gene M.; Fadale, LaVerna M. – 1982
A project was undertaken in New York State to develop a low-cost statewide system for identifying and disseminating information on two-year college programs or activities that are effective in addressing a major occupational education issue. The resulting system consists of the following components: (1) a call for nominations, which involves the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Quality, Information Dissemination
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Bazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1989
Second in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Innovation
Fideler, Elizabeth F., Ed.; Bazer, Gerald, Ed. – 1990
Third in an annual series, this volume presents brief descriptions of a number of outstanding community college instructional programs identified by the National Council of Instructional Administrators (NCIA). Each description includes the address and telephone number of the college in which the program operates, and the names of the college…
Descriptors: Awards, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Instructional Innovation
Sullins, W. Robert, Ed.; And Others – 1987
Approximately 85 educators from six states participated in a regional conference designed to showcase exemplary and collaborative programs to overcome many of the barriers faced by rural adults in pursuing higher education. After the keynote address, "The Role of Adult Learning in Revitalizing Rural Communities," by Cornelia Butler Flora, the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Packard, Beth – 1985
This publication reports a study of business/education partnerships that have evolved in Arizona. Chapter 1 is a brief introduction. Chapter 2 discusses related literature concerning incentives and disincentives for business and educational involvement. Chapter 3 presents descriptions of model partnership projects--nine high school, seven…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Corporate Support, Demonstration Programs
Gloeckler, Lawrence C. – 1988
The final report describes a project addressing the lack of adequate transitional assistance for learning disabled students interested in attending a New York community college. The project attempted to: (1) plan and develop a cooperative model; and (2) implement and evaluate the model. After a search of the literature and a needs assessment the…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Martin, William B. – 1989
The Individualized Resource Program/Community-Based Vocational Training Program of the Iowa Valley Community College District provides assessment, vocational and functional academics training, and job placement services for adults with developmental disabilities and moderate mental retardation. Participants complete a non-credit community college…
Descriptors: Adults, College Programs, Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs
Eisenberg, Diane U.; And Others – 1991
The American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' (AACJC's) two-year Advancing the Humanities Project (AHP) has assisted selected community colleges in promoting the humanities on their campuses. Parts I and II of this report on the AHP present statements by Dale Parnell and Judith Jeffrey Howard about the AACJC's humanities initiatives…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Demonstration Programs, Humanities
Eisenberg, Diane U.; And Others – 1990
In March 1989, the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC) began a year-long project to strengthen the humanities offerings in two-year institutions. Directors from eight select humanities programs which had received National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Higher Education in the Humanities grants were called upon to…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Conferences, Curriculum Development, Demonstration Programs
Portland Community Coll., OR. – 1993
This guide is designed for use in replicating the B-WEST (Building Workers Entering Skilled Trades) and B-FIT (Building Futures in Industry and Trades) program, a two-term professional certificate program designed to prepare individuals for skilled jobs in the electrical, mechanical, and construction trades. The first section contains the…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Building Trades, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education
Collin County Community Coll., McKinney, TX. – 1991
During the 1990-91 funding year, Collin County Community College (Texas) piloted a service-learning program, Students Utilizing Collin County's Educational and Service Systems (SUCCESS). SUCCESS involved students in community service activities for learning both about their careers and about their capabilities as agents for community change. The…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Change, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
Colorado Community Coll. and Occupational Education System, Denver. – 1992
The Colorado Workplace Learning Initiative was organized for the following purposes: (1) to design and implement a process for public/private partnerships to address workplace literacy; (2) to establish an effective method for curriculum adaptation and development based on specific workplace needs; (3) to provide accessible, relevant, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1991
This Vocational Education Resource Package (VERP) was developed to provide materials useful in replicating an exemplary vocational education program for special student populations in the California Community Colleges. This VERP provides information on an intensive computer training program for the physically disabled, originally developed at…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Literacy, Computer Science Education, Demonstration Programs
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1991
This Vocational Education Resource Package (VERP) was developed to provide materials useful in replicating an exemplary vocational education program for special student populations in the California Community Colleges. This VERP provides information on a basic food service training program for physically disabled, learning disabled, and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Developmental Disabilities, Food Service
