Over the past decade or so there has been increasing concern over the unprecedented wave of retirements of community college leaders, from department chairs all the way to presidents. There are three different venues for developing future leaders in order to offset this deficiency: university-based formal degrees, professional and continuing…

Cites documents in the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with a community-based approach to the administration of adult education; the "one-college" concept; community college relationships with industry; learning centers; developing and implementing continuing education programs for elderly homebound; and nontraditional delivery systems for…

Recommends, for the management of community college adult/continuing education programs, strategic planning to determine the unit's niche within the educational marketplace and interorganizational "coupling" as a means of cooperating with other organizations to foster innovation. Offers a case study of "coupling" at Allegany…

This collection materials describes and illustrates various features of New Mexico Junior College's (NMJC's) career ladder program for nursing. Introductory material outlines the internal institutional factors and external influences from the nursing field that served as the basis for the development and implementation of the career ladder…

An overview is provided of the articulation efforts undertaken by the Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) during the 1985-1986 academic year, focusing on concrete accomplishments and insights on future needs. The first sections of the report provide a historical perspective on the genesis of the…

Identifies the assets and capabilities that community services educators can contribute to the promotion of international education. Focuses on human resources; partnerships with community-based organizations, business and industry, and four-year colleges; methods of increasing student involvement; and cross-curricular programing. Uses activities…

Explains the technology transfer strategy, "Transformations," developed by the Center for Occupational Research and Development to provide pretechnology, technology core, and specialized training to help students learn or relearn the skills needed by today's technological work force. Describes the implementation of the strategy at…

In fall 1987, a survey of the Chief Academic Officers at 62 State University of New York, City University of New York, and independent two-year colleges identified 102 programs successfully serving students with special needs. Of these programs, a sample of five designed for adults in need of training/retraining was selected for further study.…

Describes Chapter II, Hagerstown Junior College's career/academic counseling and support program for displaced homemakers, focusing on the program's clientele, outreach efforts, services, staffing, and links with community agencies and other college services. (DMM)

Describes three goal-oriented strategies used by St. Clair College-Thames Campus (Chatham, Ontario) to meet the needs of the community: cooperation with other major providers of continuing adult education; collaboration with the Kent County Board of Education to obtain updated and upgraded technical equipment; and community outreach to assess…

The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges designed this program guide to serve as an overview of instructional credit and noncredit programs available at the state's 19 community colleges. The guide includes a multi-page matrix that offers an overview of all career and transfer programs available and which colleges offer these programs. Credit…

Examines the continuing education needs of government employees. Describes a cooperative effort undertaken by Cuyahoga Community College and Cuyahoga County to systematically assess the county's training needs and to develop, for each governmental department, a manpower planning model. (JP)

This manual describes the Extended Learning Institute (ELI) at John Tyler Community College in Virginia. The ELI is a comprehensive program of instruction using alternative delivery systems (e.g., television, print-based, radio, and newspapers). General procedures and policies are delineated in section I, including registration and student and…

Traces the development of statewide career information delivery systems to provide accurate and up-to-date data related to career decisions through multimedia delivery systems and support services for vocational counselors. Focuses on Virginia's Vital Information for Education and Work system, considering patterns of adult usage in community…

The Labor Educational Advising Project (LEAP) was inaugurated in 1979 at Des Moines Area Community College to facilitate the provision of educational advising services within organized labor in Central Iowa. LEAP worked with local unions and union members to train a network of peer volunteers to provide educational counseling to workers interested…