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Hixson, Adalyn, Ed.; Gilroy, Marilyn, Ed. – Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, 1997
This document consists of all of Volume 7 (26 issues) of the journal, "The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education," a biweekly journal that addresses issues in higher education for Hispanic Americans. Each issue presents several feature articles, a policy update called "Outlook on Washington," and a sample student success story.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, Community Colleges, Diversity (Student)
Stephenson, Gwendolyn W. – 1995
St. Louis Community College (SLCC), in Missouri, is currently involved in various programs designed to address the issues of drop-outs, teenage pregnancy, illiteracy, crime, underemployment, and unemployment. One such program is the Emerson Electric Co. Minority Engineering Scholarships which since 1988 has provided scholarships to 80 minority…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, College Role, Community Colleges, Education Service Centers
El Camino Coll., Torrance, CA. – 1995
This is the final report of a cooperative basic skills and literacy project of El Camino College (California) and two companies, BP Chemicals/Hitco Inc. and a division of the Hughes Aircraft Company. An extension of an earlier workplace program with BP chemicals, the program provided basic mathematics, reading, and English-as-a-Second-Language…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Aerospace Industry, Basic Skills, Business Communication
Lovin, Barbara Keelor – 1991
Developed for use by curriculum planners in Emergency Medical Science (EMS) programs throughout the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), and by evaluators in their reviews of existing programs, this manual provides a model set of guidelines for the education and training of the Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic (EMT-P) in…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges, Course Content
Braun, Harry; And Others – 1995
Workforce Challenge 2000 was developed by diverse sectors of Vermilion County, Illinois, to plan and implement a program to prepare and maintain a qualified, adaptable workforce for the county and the area served by Danville Area Community College. The program seeks to address the need to replace a large number of retiring workers in the next…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Cooperative Education
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Zwerling, L. Steven, Ed.; London, Howard B., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1992
Focusing on the cultural issues facing students who are the first in their families to attend college, this volume addresses the difficulties in bridging the two worlds of college and home and describes campus programs to help students overcome cultural barriers. The issue contains the following chapters: (1) "Transformations: Cultural Challenges…
Descriptors: Adult Students, American Indians, Asian Americans, Community Colleges
Evaluation and Training Inst., Los Angeles, CA. – 1993
Designed to assist community college administrators and faculty in enhancing vocational education programs and services, this resource package on rural college programs contains information about successful program strategies and ideas currently in use in vocational education programs at rural schools within the California Community Colleges…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Economic Development
Alliance for Excellence, Blacksburg, VA. – 1993
In an effort to increase opportunities for minorities in higher education in the face of rising costs and decreasing funding, the Alliance for Excellence (AFE) was formed in 1986 in Roanoke, Virginia as a partnership between black churches and community colleges. The partnership seeks to combine the local resources of the colleges with the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Black Achievement, Black Leadership
Griffin, Tom; Songer, Tim – 1988
A project was undertaken at Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC), in Charlotte, North Carolina, to develop, field test, and validate reading courseware for adults that takes into account individual learning styles. Two literacy products were developed and evaluated. The first, the Learning Style Survey (LSS), is an interactive videodisc…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Adult Reading Programs, Audiovisual Aids
Foothill-De Anza Community Coll. District, Cupertino, CA. Occupational Training Inst. – 1993
Utilizing data from comprehensive surveys of vocational education students' needs and on-site investigations, this handbook was developed to provide a systematic approach to link student services, job placement, and vocational education for special population students in the California Community Colleges (CCC). The first section describes the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Ancillary School Services, Career Counseling
Hurst, Darrell, Ed.; Jobin, Robert, Ed. – VCCA Journal, 1990
Volume 5 of the "VCCA Journal" contains the following articles: (1) "Outcomes Assessment Weather Forecast: A Cold Wind Blowing from the North," by David C. Hanson; (2) "The National Endowment for the Humanities Grant at Piedmont Virginia Community College," by Evelyn Edson, Jane Kingston, William Owen, and Samuel…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment, College Planning, College Programs
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC. Small/Rural Community Colleges Commission. – 1991
Compiled by the Small/Rural Community Colleges Commission of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, this collection of one-page program descriptions provides information on 121 exemplary programs and/or services at small and/or rural two-year institutions nationwide. Each program description provides the following information:…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Community Colleges, Community Services, Instructional Improvement
Fullen, Jim, Ed. – OATYC Journal, 1991
Published by the Ohio Association of Two-Year Colleges, the "OATYC Journal" is designed to provide a medium for sharing concepts, methods, and findings relevant to the classroom, and an open forum for the discussion and review of problems. This 16th volume of the journal, consisting of the fall 1990 and spring 1991 issues, contains the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Programs, College Role, Community Colleges
Scott-Skillman, Thelma; And Others – 1992
Student services and special programs within the California Community Colleges (CCC) are designed to enhance student equity, access, retention, persistence toward goal completion, and successful educational outcomes. The special programs and services within the CCC which serve targeted and diverse student populations are Extended Opportunity…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged
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Carpenter, Don A., Ed. – Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in Utah Community Colleges, 1992
Designed as a forum on teaching and learning in Utah's two-year institutions, this annual publication issues a yearly call to faculty, administrators, students and others for papers on any matters of interest to Utah's community colleges. This 1992 issue of "Focus" includes the following articles: (1) "Videocassette as Text and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Computer Oriented Programs
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