Describes the Summer Scholars program in which 20 high school students in the top of their class take two community college courses in the summer between their junior and senior years. Discusses the courses offered, credit, program success and benefits. (AYC)

Reviews the nature of Alaskan community college education in terms of faculty and student characteristics, administrator requirements, teaching strategies, and the rural environment. Stresses the importance of educational relevance to the immediate concerns of the student. (MB)

Describes four credit-free courses offered by Santa Fe Community College and the University of Florida at five state and county correctional facilities. Identifies course goals, including developing cognitive and human relations skills, and discusses the problems encountered in teaching the diverse inmate population. (JP)

Reveals that 7 percent of the community college population has some type of special education need. Outlines steps taken in various schools to serve learning disabled students and discusses some of the drawbacks to establishing and maintaining adequate programs and services. (AYC)

Describes the light construction curriculum offered at Carteret Technical College, NC, in terms of course offerings, program finances, problems, and the establishment of tax-exempt endowment corporation through which the program was funded. Concludes with suggestions for organizing a construction program. (AYC)

Describes the goals and status of developmental courses at Lewis and Clark Community College as they were when the college changed from a private to a public two-year college and relates present goals and status. Discusses growth in remedial enrollment, program expansion, and the importance of student evaluation and placement. (DD)

Describes the remedial approach of Middle College's five-year--grades 10 - 14--program in terms of three aspects (size and setting, counseling, and basic skills instruction) and four factors influencing institutional development (variance in educational values, line of authority, planning continuity, and attitudes toward change). (AYC)

Analyses community-based recruitment techniques initiated by Moraine Valley Community College, Illinois, to stabilize enrollment, expand participation of the under-served, and increase the pool of college attendees. Delineates the eight goals of recruitment and the plan implemented at Moraine Valley. Discusses major activities and results. (CAM)

Describes a cooperative project in which two-year students studying drama at the University of Cincinnati learned firsthand about theater production through volunteer work at the city's Playhouse in the Park. Discusses student and Playhouse staff reactions to the project and reveals plans for future implementation. (JP)

Reports on a part of a series of television programs, entitled "Man and Environment," that was developed at the City College of Chicago, that sought to reveal the anthropological and ecological makeup of a small suburban community, Broadview, through interviews with town residents. Discusses possible effects on the community. (MB)

Describes the development and operation of the associate degree program conducted by South Georgia College at the Georgia State Prison, a large maximum security prison, and compares it with a similar program conducted by Tallahassee Community College at the Federal Correction Institution in Florida, a small minimum security prison. (JP)