This comprehensive examination of Arizona junior colleges covers their development, philosophy, present activities, and trends. Enrollment projections for the seven districts must allow for both normal population growth and for commuting distances in thinly populated areas. Existing and planned physical facilities and their use are described in…

In an effort to describe the two-year college financial aid officers and their administrative systems, all regionally accredited two-year colleges were surveyed. The results indicated demographic patterns and yielded educational and professional data. Details of administration of financial aid revealed types of aid, organizational responsibility…

This study was prepared in response to Specific Appropriation 577A of the 1991 General Appropriations Act, Chapter 91-193, Laws of Florida, by the Florida Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, of community college programs and courses offered in academic year 1990-91 to obtain an overview of the types of course funding arrangements which…

"International Update" is a newsletter providing information on two-year college international education activities and on funding opportunities and governmental/legislative trends that will affect community and junior colleges' ability to expand their efforts in such areas as services for foreign students, bilingual education, and study…

A collection of essays, book reviews, conference reports, poetry, and prose is presented. The collection first provides excerpts from articles and poetry presented at the Rural American Women (RAW) conference. Among other topics, these articles consider a vocational training program for economically disadvantaged women in eastern Tennessee; a…

Statistical data for the 15 campuses of the Oregon community college system are presented in a series of 10 tables. Table I presents the percentage distribution of enrollment by major instructional program by college, 1985-86. Table II shows student full-time equivalencies by program for summer, fall, winter, and spring terms, 1985-86. Table III…

This factsheet provides a composite statistical profile of the 1,049 public and 182 private two-year colleges in the United States, its territories, and Micronesia. The 8.8 million students enrolled in two-year colleges as of Fall 1980 are described in terms of credit/non-credit status, full-/part-time status, employment status, age, sex, and…

This document provides summary statistics for public community and technical colleges in Texas. Section 1 contains comparative financial data for all public community and technical college district/systems, including the following: (1) tax base, collections, and total assessed tax rates; (2) total education and general fund expenditures; and (3)…

The four volumes of the Alabama State Commission on Higher Education's 1988 Inventory of Academic Programs capsule an extensive variety of instructional programs offered by the state's 57 public institutions of higher education and the many private universities and colleges. Volume II focuses on private senior institutions and branch campuses as…

Nine data tables summarize various aspects of the community college program in Oregon from 1966-67 through 1980-81, providing information for each college as well as statewide totals. Table 1 indicates headcount and full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment by major instructional program (i.e., lower division, vocational education, other reimbursable…

Using a question-and-answer format, this booklet addresses eleven of the most frequently posed questions about community, technical, and junior colleges and attempts to allay misunderstandings about the nature and role of these institutions. The questions cover the distinctions between the different types of 2-year college; their history and…

In 1987-88, a national survey was conducted to determine the adult/continuing education (ACE) policies and practices of large, urban community colleges. Questionnaires were mailed to ACE deans at 74 colleges, requesting information about program characteristics, funding sources, personnel, curriculum review, and marketing and publicity. Study…

This study is a proposal for community college programs that train, certify, and degree prospective mediators with a transferable associates degree, a certificate, or a career studies certificate in conflict mediation. The paper details the Conflict Resolution Communication Program, a prototype for an educational conflict resolution curriculum,…

Materials from Southwestern College, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges, and the California Research Bureau (CRB) are presented to help community college practitioners calculate curricular costs. First, a set of charts and forms from Southwestern College include the college's definition of curriculum efficiency,…

Designed to address major statewide issues and concerns facing the community colleges of the State University of New York (SUNY), this report offers background information, analyzes existing problems, discusses the methods used to investigate each problem, and offers recommendations concerning governance, intersegmental relations, programmatic…