Provides background on Shelby State Community College's (SSCC's) involvement in a Tennessee desegregation case, "Saunders v Ellington," and points to the errors that resulted in and the problems that resulted from the ruling which enjoined SSCC from building a suburban campus until the inner-city campus was completed. (AYC)

Discusses a number of community college-based training concepts for the construction trades. These programs integrate classroom, lab, and work experience, and some offer credits toward applied sciences or other degrees. Describes the Florida Construction Institute at Florida Community College, Jacksonville, and other construction education…

The Arcadia Commons (AC), in Kalamazoo, Michigan, is a business-education park developed through the combined efforts of Kalamazoo Valley Community College (KVCC), area business and financial institutions, and the Kalamazoo Public Museum, who together formed Downtown Kalamazoo Incorporated (DKI). KVCC's involvement resulted from the need to find…

Designed for Washington State's decision makers and the trustees and administrators of the community college system, this report extracts information from the community college system's 1985-87 capital budget request and 1985-91 capital master plan to provide a brief description of the budget and plan. Introductory material discusses the…

Using original source documents, secondary sources, and the author's personal knowledge, this ten-chapter monograph traces the development of the Illinois junior and community colleges from 1946 through 1980. While focusing on the characteristics, functions, and legislative mandates of the colleges in the 1940's, Chapter I also summarizes the…

In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the institutions, the report discusses the 2.6% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the findings of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1988 and part of FY 1989, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty and staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory material provides a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

This annual report from the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges outlines information on enrollment, instructional programs, finance, capital construction, the state master plan, legislation, and the Vocational Education Acts Grant for fiscal year 1978. The report reveals that the 1977 opening fall credit enrollment for Maryland community…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1994 and part of FY 1995, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. After introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges, covering fiscal year (FY) 1995 and part of FY 1996, are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. Introductory materials provide a profile of the colleges, a map of college districts, and a list of…

Data on the Illinois public community colleges for FY 1996 and Fall 1996 are presented in this report on the system's students, faculty, staff, instructional programs, operating finances, and capital construction. Following a brief introduction providing a profile of the colleges and a map of the college districts, section I presents tables…

In accordance with legislative mandate, this annual report summarizes the activities of the Maryland State Board for Community Colleges and those of the state's 17 community colleges. After listing the members of the Board and the community colleges, the report discusses the 1.4% rise in enrollments, changing student characteristics, and the…

Contents include the report of the chancellor, summarizing developments in the state system during the year, and appendixes containing: (1) enrollment figures by institution, class, sex, veteran or nonveteran status, summer quarter, and extension centers and courses; (2) degrees and certificates awarded, by institution and program; (3) research…