Community colleges go where their students are--suburban shopping centers. (Author)

ITV (instructional television) course development and ITV Center organization in the Dallas County Community College District (Texas) are discussed. (ER)

Nova University's Program for Community College Administrators and Teachers, inaugurated in 1972 as a field-based doctoral program, addresses itself to the staff development needs of the two-year college practitioners. An overview of Nova's practical problem-oriented approach, curriculum, and cluster organization is presented. (JDS)

Three critical areas in academic planning are discussed. These areas are: (1) Modal Learning Programs; (2) Accountability Learning Systems; and (3) Non-Campus Degree Programs. Included in advantages of modal learning programs are: (1) an individualized, prescriptive approach to learning; (2) the breakdown of the wall between school and life; (3) a…

Describes the baccalaureate programs offered by Sangamon State University, an upper-division or "capstone" college, on the Illinois Central College campus in East Peoria. The programs are designed for employed, adult two-year college graduates who cannot leave the East Peoria area to attend a four-year college. (DC)

The purpose of this study was to develop a data base of expectations and perceptions held by students and faculty in the Far Eastern Division of Los Angeles Community College Overseas (LACC], which provides educational programs for military personnel in Korea. The study was further intended to replicate an earlier study of student/faculty…

The options in" include external degree programs, community junior colleges, and individualized curriculum planning; the options to" are listed in a quote from a recent HEW report on Expanded Noncollege Opportunities." (SP)

A comparison of graduates of Black Hawk College who transferred to Western Illinois University and those who entered the external Board of Governors degree program show significant differences in age, marital status, and employment. Few transfers considered the external degree program; few external degree enrollees considered transferring.…

A study was conducted to determine if a market of potential students for an external Associate of Arts degree in general education existed and to develop a model for such a degree program. The extent to which a potential market existed was ascertained by surveying a sample (n=255) of adult students enrolled in non-credit programs offered by…

An educational outreach project is described that was conducted during 1974 and 1975 by University for Man (UFM), a free university based in Manhattan, Kansas, that offers educational programs to the state. The major objective of the project was to serve adult educational needs with programs examining public issues through a humanistic…

During the past three years, Santa Fe Community College (Florida) has designed and implemented an experimental competency-based program in human services training with a specialization in substance abuse counseling that meets the needs of atypical adult students and also the accountability demands of the academic community. Both a residential…

This report presents the background and history of community college role in baccalaureate access in Illinois from 1901 to the present and describes the role of the Baccalaureate Access Task Force, which commenced its work in December 2004. The Baccalaureate Access Task Force was charged with examining the extent of the baccalaureate access issues…

This study surveys student characteristics of age, sex, use of veterans' benefits, employment and enrollment status, and residence for students enrolled in Black Hawk College's cooperative program with the River Bend Library System to offer individualized courses, primarily on videocassette, in area public libraries. It concludes that the program…

The cooperative program between Regents College and Miami-Dade Community College, which offers an external Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree, is described. Aspects of the program (known as PRO: Post Registered Nurse Opportunities), such as counseling services, course development and implementation, and public relations, are explained. (CT)