This report evaluates and expands a database on statewide articulation and transfer agreements, and provides an updated taxonomy of types of agreements. Initial sections outline the purpose and procedures of the articulation study. Next, a taxonomy of statewide agreements is presented for the years 1972, 1976, and 1985. The agreements are…

Increased national attention to the quality of education has resulted in a more critical examination of the community college transfer function. This concern for transfer has been precipitated by several factors: (1) the declining percentage of community college students who transfer; (2) the growth of the community services, vocational, and…

This report provides background and summary information on undergraduate students who transfer from public community colleges to baccalaureate degree-granting institutions in California. The report describes the basic requirements that students must meet to transfer from community colleges to California State University (CSU) and University of…

This is a report on the student success model designed by Modesto Junior College (MJC) (California) in conjunction with the state-established Partnership for Excellence (PFE) program goals. The PFE program addresses goals of the community college's mission along with more direct emphasis on transfer programs, degrees and certificates awarded,…

This is the 1997-99 performance funding report for the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). The state legislature mandated that community and technical colleges must develop a biennial plan to achieve measurable and specific improvements in the following areas: (1) increasing the average earning wage of job-training…

This is a report on the universal program review developed and administered by Southwestern College (SWC) (California) to help achieve its institutional mission and meet accreditation standards. The program review was designed by the Achieving Institutional Mission (AIM) committee, which consisted of SWC faculty and administrative staff members.…

This report summarizes the list of expenditures submitted by 106 California community colleges for the 1998-99 and 1999-2000 fiscal years. It is intended to show how colleges have been using their allocated Partnership for Excellence (PFE) money, and how they intend to use additional funds in 1999-2000. Information is presented by college for six…

This report of the Maricopa Community College (MCC) District, Arizona, aims to state the performance of the district, relative to the achievement of the governing board's goals. The goals emanate from the district's mission and are aligned with its components as follows: transfer/general education, developmental education, workforce development,…

As part of Kapiolani Community College's (KCC's) long-range planning process, major revisions to the academic plan are made every 6 years, following the college's accreditation self-study. The plan for 1985-90 provides a history and description of the college; explains KCC's planning process, mission, and goals; discusses the factors and…

Describes Madison Area Technical College's endeavor to combine a curriculum focused on employment and application with one that would meet the general education requirements of the North Central Association, the 16 General Institutional Requirements, and the transfer prerequisites of universities. (YKH)

This booklet opens with a list of the features that society now demands from higher education and then describes approaches to assessing the community college mission. Twenty-first century expectations for higher education are being shaped by: (1) a change in focus from teaching to learning; (2) the need to base credentials on demonstrated…

Designed for the community college practitioner who may be considering initiating a student tracking system, this report draws upon selected writings and other sources to examine the potential role of student tracking systems in student outcomes research. The report examines the limited scope of community college longitudinal studies conducted to…

In this paper, the authors discuss the issue of academic equivalence as it applies to international transfer of credit. They describe the history of the problem, list factors that encourage diversity and those that promote uniformity, and review and evaluate possible solutions, which may involve either turning over equivalence to outside certified…

In 1999, the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Education (CEDEFOP) Work Programme conducted a broad spectrum of activities on the following three themes: monitoring competence and lifelong learning; monitoring developments in the European Union's member states; and serving European mobility and exchanges. In tackling those themes,…