The idea of the community college as a second chance or "salvage" institution is discussed in this report. The study explores: (1) how many reverse transfer students (those who transfer from a 4-year to a 2-year institution) are enrolled in community colleges in the United States; (2) problems these students may encounter in transition; and (3)…

Based on a committee study of articulation practices and problems in Illinois, this report presents guidelines for the transferability of credit from 2-year to 4-year institutions for: (1) students who have completed their associate degree in a baccalaureate-oriented program; (2) students who have not completed their associate degree, but are in a…

Traces the trend which shows occupational education replacing transfer education as the community college's major function in terms of credit enrollment, and discusses its implications for the labor market, societal views of education, and the future of community colleges. (AC)

This document details a unique transfer agreement between the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB) and Lyon College, a selective liberal arts college in the region. This agreement allows students at Lyon to take courses at UACCB and students at UACCB to take courses at Lyon prior to transfer, without paying the higher…

Author proposes ways to strengthen community college journalism courses in order to make it easier for students to transfer to four year colleges without loss of credit. (GB)

Provides a brief overview and critique of the Brookings Institute study, "Financing Community Colleges: An Economic Perspective," by David Breneman and Susan Nelson. Refutes the study's conclusion that most students would have a better chance of earning a bachelor's degree if they started at a four-year college. (CRB)

Argues against police education as a separate entity in higher education and urges that criminal justice be combined with liberal arts in an interdisciplinary program of justice studies. Describes how such a program, incorporated within community college curricula, would allow law enforcement to compete with other professions for talented…

Notes the decline of humanities curricula due to the association of humanities instruction with transfer education. Outlines five corrective measures related to the utilization of interdisciplinary courses, increased liaison between humanities and community services staff, utilization of nontraditional instructional techniques, and the development…

Describes a study conducted to review the status of educational guarantees in two-year colleges and identify restrictions and processes associated with their implementation. Indicates that 87% of the colleges had adopted occupational guarantees and 68% adopted transfer guarantees and that colleges are using guarantees to improve institutional…

Examines course catalogs and class schedules from 26 California community colleges to determine the extent of non-liberal-arts course transferability to the California State University (CSU) and the University of California (UC). Finds that all of the subject areas experienced an increase in transferability to the CSU. In contrast, for the UC,…

Comparing data from two studies of community college transfer conducted 25 years apart, this report describes policies, programs, regulations, and practices governing relationships between two- and four-year colleges at state, regional, and local levels. The study that led to this report gathered information from 11 states on transfer admission,…

Summaries are provided for the major presentations given at a workshop on honors, transfer, and excellence, held in Los Angeles in October 1982. Following a brief overview of the main topics covered, highlights are presented from the talks of: (1) Robert McCabe, president of Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC), who urged participants to set high…

Designed to assist community college and university representatives from specific academic disciplines in their discussions of articulation of degree programs, curricula, transfer of students and other related topics, this handbook provides information on how to implement statewide postsecondary articulation and outlines the duties and…

This project report outlines the objectives and achievements of Miami-Dade Community College-North Campus's (MDCC-N) involvement in the Urban Community Colleges Transfer Opportunity Program (UCCTOP). As the first section of the report indicates, the objectives of the project were to: (1) identify the competencies necessary for a successful…

The problems involved in articulating course offerings in two-year and four-year institutions and the transfer of students and efforts at a solution are discussed. (Editor)