The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the perception of two-year and four-year college students, faculty, and chief administration officers related to current articulation practices. The study also aimed to determine the desired components for a successful articulation and transfer system, and to identify any significant differences…

A study was conducted to compare the attitudes of two- and four-year college chief academic administrators, deans, and department heads in Oklahoma toward community college education. The "Junior College Attitude Survey" was administered to 491 administrators in the 27 public higher education institutions in Oklahoma, soliciting…

In an effort to improve communication between Bakersfield College (BC) and California State University at Bakersfield (CSUB) and prepare proposals for course and placement articulation agreements, a four-phase series of meetings, grading sessions, and workshops were held involving English, English as a Second Language (ESL), and Communications…

To facilitate articulation agreements with local high schools, the American River College (ARC) created the Articulation Council composed of members of the college administration and the administrations of several local high school districts. From this committee, secondary school/college faculty committees were formed to examine articulation…

Sacramento City College (SCC) created a transfer opportunity program to implement joint activities with four-year colleges and high schools, establish an academic skills program for potential minority transfers, improve telecommunications with local four-year institutions, expand its existing junior high school program. and continue its formalized…

In 1991, the Future Teachers Institute designed a Teacher Assistant Associate in Arts degree program with a bilingual option and a career ladder providing various options for teacher assistants and instructional aides. Together with representatives from the Los Angeles Unified School District and California State University, Northridge, Los…

The Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), initiated at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1985, involves curriculum articulation efforts with 12 Los Angeles County community colleges. UCLA and the participating colleges maintain a set of mutually determined commitments that require the colleges to establish a formal program…

Findings and recommendations are presented from a three-year evaluation of the Transfer Center Pilot Program (TCPP), which was implemented in 20 California community colleges and universities to increase community college transfer rates among Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, and low-income and disabled students. Transfer centers were…