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Direct linkBombach, Kathleen – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Discusses how El Paso Community College (Texas) linked welfare-to-work participants to college credit programs that offer realistic pathways to certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor degrees. Stresses training for employment that offers a living wage over immediate employment. (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Associate Degrees, Bachelors Degrees, Community Colleges
Szelenyi, Katalin – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Offers information on welfare-to-work programs at community colleges. Suggests that all community colleges, including those without such programs, can use existing research to maximize the commitment to further educational opportunities for disadvantaged individuals. (Contains 16 references.) (AUTH/NB)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Economically Disadvantaged
Download full textLisman, C. David, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 2001
Articles in this journal discuss the role of community colleges in educating welfare recipients since President Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996. Under the new legislation, a new block grant, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), was launched in July 1997, eliminating…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Economically Disadvantaged
