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Tucker, LaDonna J. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The purpose of this study was to investigate Maryland State Senators and Delegates attitude toward ten goals of the community college mission (academic transfer/general education, globalization, community service, continuing education, developmental education, open access, student services, vocational-technical training, funding, and workforce…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Legislators, Institutional Mission, College Role
Colleges Ontario, 2009
Immigrants will represent nearly 100 percent of net labour market growth in Canada by the year 2011. More than ever, employers recognize the need to effectively integrate immigrants into the workplace and they seek solutions to leverage the talents and contributions immigrants bring to the Canadian economy. From January to March 2009, Colleges…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, College Role, Transitional Programs
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Windham, Patricia – Journal of Applied Research in the Community College, 2001
Argues that, as colleges work to ensure that they are serving the workforce needs of their communities, they must also ensure that their transfer and academic functions are not diminished. Documents the continued importance of the transfer mission in Florida, and provides information on policies designed to ensure a smooth transition from one…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Articulation (Education), College Role, Community Colleges
Seppanen, Loretta; Yoshiwara, Jan – 1997
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…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges
Dowdle, Michael A.; Silverman, Barbara – Insights on the College, 2001
This document contains the 2000-2001 issues of Mt. San Antonio College's (Mt. SAC's) "Insights on the College." The first issue, "Mt. SAC Progress Report on Partnership for Excellence Goals," is a report on the self-assessment of the Partnership for Excellence (PFE) program conducted by Mt. SAC. The PFE program addresses the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Associate Degrees, Basic Skills, College Role
Sheldon, Debra; Yong, Channing – 2001
This is a report on how California community college districts have been using their allocation of Partnership for Excellence (PFE) dollars for the 2000-2001 fiscal year. Information is gathered from all 108 California community colleges. The colleges report how they have used PFE funds to address the following five community college focus areas…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
Howard Community Coll., Columbia, MD. Office of Planning and Evaluation. – 1998
This is a report on the 1998 performance accountability assessment conducted by Howard Community College (HCC) (Maryland) to examine overall institutional effectiveness. Enrollment trends show that more students are attending HCC, which will require more facility space, instructors, and student support. HCC addresses this issue by offering more…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Access to Education, Accreditation (Institutions)