This report examines the structural divide between for-credit and noncredit postsecondary education and the problems it presents for people seeking better jobs with higher pay. It highlights innovative ways that some community colleges are trying to bridge the gap nationally--creating more seamless pathways between credit and noncredit…

Addresses five issues in community college education: continuity in learning, high school/college articulation, transfer of credits, lifespan learning, and human resource development. (DMM)

This document offers individual institution reports for partnership programs in Wyoming's seven community colleges. The colleges are: (1) Casper College; (2) Central Wyoming College; (3) Eastern Wyoming College; (4) Laramie County Community College; (5) Northwest College; (6) Sheridan College; and (7) Western Wyoming Community College. Wyoming…

This document offers individual institution reports for partnership programs in Wyoming's seven community colleges. The colleges are: (1) Casper College; (2) Central Wyoming College; (3) Eastern Wyoming College; (4) Laramie County Community College; (5) Northwest College; (6) Sheridan College; and (7) Western Wyoming Community College. Wyoming…

This bulletin is the sixth in a series that provides information on a collaborative project known as MainFrame to develop youth training programs in Great Britain. It describes the assessment procedures used in the youth training programs and examines project progress toward its main objective--the development of a unit credit transfer system--and…

The second in a series of institutional research reports that demonstrate the role the Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) plays in supporting the educational needs of the community, this report highlights some of the opportunities and benefits that students accrue from their enrollment at the College. CCP provides the community with…

The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges designed this program guide to serve as an overview of instructional credit and noncredit programs available at the state's 19 community colleges. The guide includes a multi-page matrix that offers an overview of all career and transfer programs available and which colleges offer these programs. Credit…

In recognition of the critical need for bilingual teachers and in the belief that bilingual teachers can be most efficiently recruited and trained in the community college, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges has developed several recommendations for a career ladder transfer program in bilingual education. The first of…

Discusses changes in definitions of community college transfer education. Reports that four-year colleges are developing articulation agreements with community colleges for applied degree programs, blurring the distinction between programs. (Contains 28 references.) (AUTH/NB)

This paper, which focuses on student retention and success at community colleges, is part of a series published by the Center for Community College Policy, designed to support state and local policymakers, as well as educational leaders who are interested in policy issues related to the two-year postsecondary sector. Approximately half of the…

The primary mission of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is to help students succeed in reaching their educational goals by preparing them to enter the workforce or transfer to a four-year college or university. Each year, CCRI surveys the previous year's graduates as a way of measuring success. A total of 1,379 members of the class of…

The primary mission of the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) is to help students succeed in reaching their educational goals by preparing them to enter the workforce or transfer to a 4-year college or university. Each year, CCRI surveys the previous year's graduates as a way of measuring success. About 1,379 members of the class of 2001…

A study was conducted to investigate key aspects of community college operations in California and to provide a broad assessment of college programs and services. The study investigated questions related to finance and governance; student and faculty characteristics; and the colleges' transfer, vocational, and remedial education programs using the…

This paper traces the development of community colleges, analyzes their curricular functions, and discusses their contributions to the American educational system. First, several hypotheses accounting for the rise of the community college in America are summarized, including those pointing to a conspiracy of the elite, a populist alliance, and a…

This report of the Maricopa Community College (MCC) District, Arizona, aims to state the performance of the district, relative to the achievement of the governing board's goals. The goals emanate from the district's mission and are aligned with its components as follows: transfer/general education, developmental education, workforce development,…