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| Appalachia | 3 |
Author
| Baldwin, Fred D. | 1 |
| Casto, James E. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
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Location
| New York | 1 |
| West Virginia | 1 |
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Appalachia, 1976
A New York two-year college concentrates on involving its community in its educational program. (Author)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Educational Philosophy, Program Descriptions
Casto, James E. – Appalachia, 1996
REAL Enterprises, Inc. (Rural Entrepreneurship through Action Learning) is an academic program that helps students learn the basics of starting and nurturing a new business. West Virginia is 1 of 17 states offering the program with the goal of preparing youth to take advantage of economic opportunities in their own communities. (LP)
Descriptors: Business Education, Community Colleges, Economic Opportunities, Entrepreneurship
Baldwin, Fred D. – Appalachia, 2002
Rural Marion County (Tennessee), the town of Kimball, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and a local community college founded a regional skills center. The center offers a 2-year associate of science degree and classes in GED preparation, parenting, drug abuse prevention, cosmetology, and air conditioning and refrigeration. It has expanded…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Experiential Learning
