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McPhail, Christine Johnson – 2000
This paper discusses the development of a doctoral program specializing in community college leadership. When Morgan State University (Maryland) expanded its existing Urban Educational Leadership Doctoral Program to include a concentration in Urban Community College Leadership, it became the first historically black university in the United States…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Doctoral Programs, Higher Education
Cantor, Jeffrey A. – Leadership Abstracts, 2002
This article states that constant changing workplace technology requirements have placed a burden on the employees to remain competent. This problem can be alleviated by community colleges that offer credentials in different occupations. Community colleges can aid in the creation of new jobs by providing students with the skills that are highly…
Descriptors: Certification, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Mandatory Continuing Education
Ross, Betty – 1989
Though Columbus State Community College (CSCC) offers a full range of courses in child development, these courses are not always suitable for or accessible to persons who wish to obtain certification as Child Development Associates (CDA's). To meet these educational needs, CSCC developed the Competency-Based CDA Outreach Training Program. The…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Development Centers, College Programs, Community Colleges
Carter, Patricia – 2000
This discussion paper addresses the impact of major trends in certification and credentialing on community colleges. Most community colleges are familiar with traditional credentialing and certification. However, changes in the number of people seeking higher education as a means to a better economic future and the shifting skill requirements of…
Descriptors: Certification, Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Credentials
Mellander, Gustavo; Coleman, Gilbert I.; Noel, Brenda; Gangloff, George J. – 1998
A unique community college program was established as a joint endeavor by George Mason University and the Virginia Community College System. Administered by the University's National Center for Community College Education, the program stresses doctoral study in the candidate's area of expertise. Specifically designed for community college…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Community Colleges, Degree Requirements, Doctor of Arts Degrees
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1994
Senate Bill 156 of 1989 established the "Teacher Assistant, Associate of Arts" degree program in the California Education Code as a new offering of the California Community Colleges. It funded the creation of the program by two community colleges in different regions of the State, and it directed the California Commission on Teacher…
Descriptors: Alternative Teacher Certification, Community Colleges, Credentials, Degrees (Academic)