Seattle Central Community College has developed a coordinated studies program, a flexible, interdisciplinary curriculum emphasizing cooperative learning, team teaching, experimental instruction, and faculty development. The approach focuses on the active and cooperative process and allows faculty to acknowledge diverse student talents and learning…

La Guardia Community College and Vassar College (New York) developed a successful residential summer learning experience to raise educational aspirations of poor/minority students and attract students to four-year colleges. Students were team-taught by faculty from both institutions, lived in a Vassar dormitory, and received instruction in the use…