In 1971 a survey was conducted by the Dearborn Schools to determine the curricular changes necessary to improve the electronic data processing (EDP) courses in the high schools and community colleges. Input was obtained from a 9 point questionnaire sent to 275 local data processing facilities and a 12 point questionnaire sent to 394 former EDP…

Since 1961, when the Data Processing Department was formed at Kansas City Kansas Community College (KCKCC), data processing education has radically changed, in structure, focus, content, and students. Where once computer courses were taught only by the Data Processing Department, currently computer-related courses can be found in many different…

The Research Office of American River College, Los Rios Community College District in Sacramento was asked by the Chancellor's Office to develop a common form, or forms, to be used by the community colleges in the State awarded Economic Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) grants. This report is a description of that project and contains the…

Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTs) provide greater flexibility at a lower cost than a computer. (Ed.)

In 1974, 1978, and 1980, follow-up surveys of former data processing students were conducted by William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) to help evaluate the data processing program and support curriculum development. The 1974 survey included anyone enrolled between fall 1968 and spring 1973 who had taken any data processing course, while the 1978 and…

This document is a narrative description of an interactive, online registration system, which was designed and written for the San Jose Community College District. The document includes the machine configuration, the history and development of the system, how the operators and students interact with the system, and examples of various hard copy…

Comprehensive Analytical Methods for Planning in University Systems (CAMPUS) and Computerized Analysis Adapting the Techniques of Simulation to Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology (CAATS)-2 are combined to represent a computer based information and planning system. This system is designed to help the community colleges of Ontario gain the…

The Community College of Denver provides educational facilities and faculty for greater development of skilled manpower to meet the demands of an expanding industrial and business environment. The computing facilities and hardware, administrative data processing, and educational computing are discussed. (MLW)

In the first of two studies of the data processing program at Johnson County Community College (Kansas), students enrolled in data processing classes during spring 1978 were surveyed to collect basic demographic data and to obtain opinions about the program. There were approximately as many men as women enrolled and the median age was 25, slightly…

This report documents the development of three major products: (1) a Los Angeles County Dual Independent Map Encoding (DIME) File to which community college district boundaries have been special area coded; (2) a book-like listing of all house number ranges and street names and the college district and census tract they are found in; and (3) a…

In attempting to find a new and less expensive solution to its data processing needs a community college leased its computer time from a service center. (Author/RK)

The 34 state-assisted universities and 2-year institutions in Ohio are jointly undertaking a broad program of management improvement that includes 5 specific areas: institutional planning, program budgeting, personal management, student records, and data processing. (Author/PG)