Shawnee Community College (Illinois) servces a six-county area which is largely agricultural and rural, sparsely populated, and economically underdeveloped. Its vocational education program in collaboration with the nearby Vienna Correctional Center is described, along with community services, career programs, internal organization and staff…

Describes the Summer Scholars program in which 20 high school students in the top of their class take two community college courses in the summer between their junior and senior years. Discusses the courses offered, credit, program success and benefits. (AYC)

Provides citations and abstracts of documents from the ERIC junior colleges collection dealing with services such as career advisement, articulation with four-year colleges, personal development, admissions, course enrollment assistance, student assessment, course advisement, services for the handicapped, financial aid, veterans' assistance, and…

Reviews the nature of Alaskan community college education in terms of faculty and student characteristics, administrator requirements, teaching strategies, and the rural environment. Stresses the importance of educational relevance to the immediate concerns of the student. (MB)

If universities are to become effective in their new role of preparing community college teachers, two-year institutions must exert a guiding hand in the design of pre-service training at the graduate level. A model for internship is proposed which requires close professional cooperation between the university and the junior college. (Author/NHM)

Describes four credit-free courses offered by Santa Fe Community College and the University of Florida at five state and county correctional facilities. Identifies course goals, including developing cognitive and human relations skills, and discusses the problems encountered in teaching the diverse inmate population. (JP)

Reveals that 7 percent of the community college population has some type of special education need. Outlines steps taken in various schools to serve learning disabled students and discusses some of the drawbacks to establishing and maintaining adequate programs and services. (AYC)

Describes the light construction curriculum offered at Carteret Technical College, NC, in terms of course offerings, program finances, problems, and the establishment of tax-exempt endowment corporation through which the program was funded. Concludes with suggestions for organizing a construction program. (AYC)

Describes the goals and status of developmental courses at Lewis and Clark Community College as they were when the college changed from a private to a public two-year college and relates present goals and status. Discusses growth in remedial enrollment, program expansion, and the importance of student evaluation and placement. (DD)

Describes the academic and structural advantages of the LaGuardia Community College middle college program, which combines the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in high school with the two years traditionally offered at the community college level. This innovative program allows students to progress at their own rates. (DC)

Reports the success of the remedial/foundations courses at the University of Houston Downtown College and their incorporation into regular university structure, and describes the increasing acceptance of special student support services. Includes a bibliography. (TP)

Includes abstracts that are samples of the documents in the ERIC junior college collection that deal with the development, modification, and financing of community service programs. (TP)

Sangamon State University's experimental management program has demonstrated the fundamental soundness of the generic approach. Application of common principles to a variety of organizational situations contributes to a better understanding of those principles and helps students understand the differences between organizations and how to adapt to…

Describes the remedial approach of Middle College's five-year--grades 10 - 14--program in terms of three aspects (size and setting, counseling, and basic skills instruction) and four factors influencing institutional development (variance in educational values, line of authority, planning continuity, and attitudes toward change). (AYC)

Describes the Allegany County Local History Program at Allegany Community College, which serves as coordinating center for collection, preservation, and promotion of local heritage. The program consists of four projects: family history, oral history, union list of local history collections, and continued development of local history collections at…