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Download full textMcGuire, Kenneth B. – 1988
A study was conducted to determine the extent to which the community colleges' community-based mission has been understood and accepted and to assess the impact of this educational philosophy on local communities. Specifically, the study sought to: (1) explore the extent to which the community-based mission is reflected in the literature on the…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Education, Community Services
Heard, Frank B. – 1988
The Middle College High School (MCHS) in Tennessee is an alternative school located on the Shelby State Community College (SSCC) campus, designed to provide special counseling, college preparation, and access to SSCC facilities for potential high school dropouts who have the capacity for secondary and postsecondary success. The program, which was…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges, Dropout Prevention
Peed, Garland P. – 1988
The Success Project was initiated by the San Diego Community College District in 1985 to improve remedial instruction and support services, increase faculty participation in instructional decision making, and provide a means for following up on decisions. In the first year, task forces on instructional assessment, student assessment, remediation,…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Planning, Community Colleges, Critical Thinking
Colleague, 1988
This collection of articles, written for and by State University of New York (SUNY) community college educators, includes the thoughts of a college president on teaching and the perceptions of a faculty member about student services, as well as a variety of articles on student services, teaching methods, community outreach, and inmate education.…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Administration, College Instruction, College Programs
Farland, Ronnald; Anderson, Connie – 1988
An overview is provided of articulation activities between the community colleges and secondary schools of California. Part I reviews the progress made in the implementation of: (1) articulated "2 + 2" vocational education projects; (2) the community colleges' provision of academic performance reports to high schools on their graduates;…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Bound Students, College Preparation, College School Cooperation
Akridge, Sharon A.; Ross, Peter – 1987
Cuyahoga Community College (CCC), Western Campus, has developed an admissions/counseling cooperative program to assist underprepared, probationary, or academically dismissed students to effect positive changes in their educational record and personal lives. The program includes the following components: (1) computer monitoring of students' grades…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Academic Standards, College Admission, College Environment
Polk, Barbara B. – 1982
Designed as a resource for administrators and faculty considering the implementation of competency-based vocational education (CBVE), this report addresses the theory and practice of CBVE, the pros and cons of a competency-based approach to instructional organization and delivery, and concerns about CBVE's appropriateness in Hawaii. After…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Community Colleges, Competency Based Education, Educational Change
Compton Community College's Transfer Opportunities Program: Narrative Report to the Ford Foundation.
Compton Community Coll., CA. – 1984
An overview is provided of the activities and accomplishments of Compton Community College's Project ACCT (Access for Community College Transfer), a program designed to increase the transfer rate and academic preparation of Black and Latino students within the district. Introductory material examines trends with respect to the educational…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Black Students, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedDellow, Donald A., Ed.; Poole, Lawrence H., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1984
The articles in this collection identify and discuss challenges facing community colleges as they attempt to implement the new microcomputer technology for instructional and administrative purposes. The collection includes: "The Microcomputer Revolution and Its Impact on Community Colleges," by Donald A. Dellow and Lawrence H. Poole;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, College Administration, College Libraries
Wiseman, T. Jan; Cassin, Lory – 1978
The elements of the Adult Basic Education (ABE) program at Kishwaukee College are reviewed. ABE program elements include General Educational Development (GED) program and testing; basic skills courses; English as a second language (ESL); in-plant classes; specialty courses in communicative linguistics and English grammar under ESL; adult…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, Basic Skills, Community Colleges
Bergen Community Coll., Paramus, NJ. – 1977
The report describes the Bergen Community College Adult Learning Center, a part of the college's community service program which has served approximately 15,000 individuals since 1970. Section one discusses the history and development of the Center, section two examines the legal basis of the Center's operation, and section three presents its…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges
Bizzaro, Patrick – 1976
The developmental writing program at Northern Virginia Community College, Manassas Campus, deals with three concerns common to developmental writing teachers at two-year colleges. First, since most developmental writing teachers are unable to empathize with, or understand, their students, the Manassas program begins with exercises which acquaint…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, College Freshmen, Community Colleges, English Instruction
Simpson, William M. – 1982
A key mission of the community college is to provide service and education to the community. One important facet of community service, especially in rural areas, is the provision of artistic and cultural programs to enhance the quality of life. Toward this end, Black Hawk College has worked to promote the fine arts by offering citizens the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Art Activities, College Role, Community Colleges
Curtin, Bernadette M.; Hecklinger, Fred – 1981
The Career Life Assessment Skills Series (CLASS) project was designed to increase the career, self-assessment, and counseling programs available to adults in the Northern Virginia area. Workshops, audiovisual materials, and booklets were developed by Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) on the following eight topics considered necessary for…
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Career Choice
Rendon, Laura – 1982
Issues in community college basic skills instruction are reviewed and two model programs are outlined in this paper. First, concerns about student illiteracy, lack of academic preparation, and failure to complete courses are discussed, and public demands for educational accountability are examined. Next, the relationship between the "open…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Bilingual Education, Community Colleges
