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Direct linkKing, Elizabeth C. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1988
Describes the development of a comprehensive statewide articulated system for allied health education encompassing all postsecondary college, vocational, proprietary, and hospital-based allied health programs in Kentucky. Discusses the following phases: planning, comparing curricula, articulation review, and developing and negotiating transfer…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Intercollegiate Cooperation
Download full textBISSELL, CLAUDE; AND OTHERS – 1965
DETERMINATION OF THE FUNCTION OF A NEW EDUCATIONAL UNIT MUST BE BASED ON CONSIDERATION OF FIVE POSITIONS--(1) THE TRADITIONALIST POINT OF VIEW THAT STUDENTS WHO SHOW THEMSELVES TO BE QUALIFIED FOR THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD HAVE PRIORITY TREATMENT, (2) A PHILOSOPHICAL ARGUMENT THAT THE VALUE OF EDUCATION IS RELATED TO ITS QUALITY AND THAT…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1975
This booklet compiles information on Iowa's statewide system of postsecondary area schools. A history of the junior college movement in Iowa and the formation of the area schools is provided, including statistical data covering the 10-year period 1966-1975. There are currently 15 area schools operating in Iowa. The merged areas of the schools…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. – 1976
This document compiles information on the Iowa area school system, which includes 13 area community colleges and 2 area vocational schools. The first section reviews the general and legislative history of the junior college movement in Iowa, the current status of the system, and enrollment growth for the period 1966 through 1976. The second…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History, Enrollment Trends
Hawthorne, Phyllis; Lins, L.J. – 1969
A comprehensive survey of the 63 schools in Wisconsin offering vocational, technical, and adult education courses in the 1967-68 school year was conducted to obtain a description of current programs. A total of 186,665 students were enrolled. Complete data were obtained on 34 schools. Some study highlights were: (1) New resident students…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Associate Degrees, Enrollment
Iowa State Dept. of Public Instruction, Des Moines. Area Schools and Career Education Branch. – 1978
This document compiles information on the Iowa area school system, which includes 13 area community colleges and 2 area vocational schools. The first section reviews the general and legislative history of the junior college movement in Iowa, the current status of the system, and full-time equivalent and headcount enrollment growth in adult…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational History
Findlen, George L. – ATEA Journal; v25 n2 p4-7 Dec 1997-Jan 1998, 1997
Despite common beliefs that technical college students do not wish to, and cannot, transfer to four-year institutions, many studies have found the opposite to be true. Research shows that 26% of students enrolled in vocational programs intend to transfer to a baccalaureate institution, and occupational course credits from technical colleges are…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Admission Criteria, Articulation (Education), College Credits
