Describes an academic partnership between Northern Arizona University and Arizona Western College that provides a cost-effective way to expand higher education opportunities in southwest Arizona, an area previously served only through the associate's degree level. Discusses the partnership's instructional modes, shared physical space, and…

In an era of tight budgets and declining enrollments, two-year colleges are increasingly viewed as feeder schools by larger, four-year colleges and universities, and are themselves exploring the costs and benefits of cooperative arrangements. Research has isolated five general types of cooperative arrangements between two- and four-year…

This report, prepared at the request of an informal Maryland higher education workgroup called "A United Voice for Higher Education," is a summary of various campus collaborative activities. Activities were grouped in the following categories: academic, including joint degree programs, articulation programs, and distance learning…