Discusses the attitudinal and fiscal barriers community colleges encounter as they introduce arts and humanities programs and considers the role of community college consortia in overcoming these barriers. Outlines five principles for consortium development and considers consortium-sponsored activities which can involve the public, along with…

Presents the results of a three-year pilot program integrating humanities studies at six community colleges using funds from the Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. Discusses interdisciplinary curriculum development, team-teaching, humanities inclusion in occupational education, ethical modules for technical courses,…

Points to several influences on the current and future status of the humanities in community colleges--e.g., the tendency for students to take most of their humanities credits in their first years of college; the increasing vocationalism in higher education; and the variability in individuals' readiness for particular humanities experiences. (DMM)