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Wilson, Dawna; Lowry, Kimberly M. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
Recent national attention on college completion poses unique challenges and opportunities for community colleges. Moving underprepared students through basic skills educational courses to degree attainment represents an ongoing challenge. With more than 60% of community college students enrolled in remedial education, 2-year institutions must…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Readiness, Partnerships in Education, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Persky, Karen Rae – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to identify the needs of veterans who are community college students and to examine community college programs and services essential to meeting their needs. A qualitative case study design using interviews, observations, field notes, document reviews, a focus group, and a preinterview demographic questionnaire…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Focus Groups, Veterans Education
Scates, Alice Yeomans – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1955
Interest has been expressed by many educators in the programs of higher education which are below the level of the bachelor's degree and which provide some form of official recognition for the students who complete them. This publication describes the general characteristics of such programs and the extent to which they are offered by institutions…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Geographic Regions, College Programs, Associate Degrees