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Hayward, Gerald C. – 1981
Issues facing California's community colleges are reviewed in this response to the California Postsecondary Education Commission (CPEC) report, "Missions and Functions of the California Community Colleges." The paper first asserts that the most critical question facing the community colleges in the 1980's is whether they should and can…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Download full textNorthern Virginia Community Coll., Annandale. Office of Institutional Research. – 2001
This is a report on the measurements of institutional effectiveness indicators at Northern Virginia Community College from 1992 to 1997. The report looks at the following indicators: (1) persistence rate of first-time students; (2) persistence rate of full-time first-time students; (3) persistence rate of part-time first-time students; (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, College Role, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedWolfe, Geraldine F. – Community College Journal, 1993
Discusses shortage of African-American teachers to serve as educational role models and describes New York State's program allowing minority students to enter teacher education programs jointly at two- and four-year institutions. Reviews advantages of joint-enrollment efforts and program characteristics from top proposals submitted to the State…
Descriptors: Black Teachers, College Faculty, College Role, College Transfer Students
Peer reviewedRendon, Laura I. – Community College Review, 1993
Assesses the community college transfer function with respect to low transfer and retention rates, the value of associate degrees, lack of congruence between students' intention to transfer and actual transfer rates, vocational programs as subbaccalaureate tracks, curriculum structure, the overproduction of bachelor's degrees, and colleges'…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Articulation (Education), Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates
Banks, Debra L. – 1992
In 1992, a study was conducted to examine the relationship between a number of organizational criteria and the community college transfer function. Using a case study approach, six California community colleges, with either above average or below average transfer rates, were assessed in terms of adaptive capacity; organizational culture and…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Staniford, Edward; Conn, Edith – 1983
Positions taken by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges (ASCCC) on selected topics are traced over the years 1969 through 1982. Chronological listings of ASCCC positions are provided for the following topics as compiled in 1980: academic standards, accreditation, credit and noncredit course policy, general education, grade policy,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accreditation (Institutions), Affirmative Action, Budgeting
Yarrington, Roger; And Others – 1982
This series of Junior College Resource Reviews focuses on the community college's role in literacy development. After Roger Yarrington's overview of the topic, Robert McCabe and Susan Skidmore consider "The Literacy Crisis and American Education." In light of the changing nature of work and the severe decline in the communication skills of youth,…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Allied Health Occupations Education, Basic Skills, College Role
Nolan, Edwin J. – 1979
Although junior colleges were originally established to provide the first two years of collegiate instruction, the mission of today's community college includes providing not only transfer education, but also certificate or associate degree vocational programs, adult continuing education, and community services. Therefore, the community college…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, College Role, Community Colleges
Cabrillo Coll., Aptos, CA. Office of Institutional Research. – 2002
This document is a report on the self-assessment of the 2000-2001 Partnership for Excellence (PFE) program conducted by Cabrillo College (California). The PFE program addresses the community college's goals, with direct emphasis on transfer programs, degrees and certificates awarded, student course completion, workforce development, and basic…
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)
Terzian, Aram L. – Transfer Working Papers, 1991
In 1991, a national survey was conducted of transfer practices at both two- and four-year institutions. The survey was sent for the second time to two-year public and private institutions (n=1,350), and for the first time to four-year institutions (n=1,950). The two-year college response rate was 39% in 1990 and 31% in 1991, while the response…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Articulation (Education), College Role, College Transfer Students
Little (Arthur D.), Inc., San Francisco, CA. – 1968
This four-part report provides guidelines and recommendations for the expansion of Metropolitan Junior College (MJC). Part I begins with projections of national social and technological changes anticipated through the year 2000, cites currently changing labor force requirements, and examines the role of education in a technological era. Next, the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
El Centro Coll., Dallas, TX. – 2001
This is a report on indicators of success in achieving community college goals at El Centro College (Texas). The report provides statistics from 1997-2000 and focuses on the progress of nine goals: (1) institutionalizing service beyond expectation--according to student satisfaction surveys, campus changes that have occurred between 1996 and 1999…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Role, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Nussbaum, Thomas J. – 1997
Four important changes for the community colleges of California are proposed. First, legislation should be developed that establishes the basic framework for enabling community colleges to restore a level of access to community college education and training for more citizens. This would provide economic and social opportunity for more citizens,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Basic Skills, College Role
Washington State Council on Higher Education, Olympia. – 1975
This report is intended to serve as a resource document providing background and perspectives for a discussion of the roles and missions of the community college system of the state of Washington. The objective is to help the community college system incorporate their planning and goals into the larger perspective of the state's total…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, College Role, Community Services
