Noncredit content can be readily made available if one short period in the school day is reserved for the program. (For availability, see EA 507 405.) (Author)

A benchmarking project to measure administrative processes and financial ratios received 57 usable replies from 300 noncredit continuing education programs. Programs with strong financial surpluses were identified and their processes benchmarked (including response to inquiries, registrants, registrant/staff ratio, new courses, class size,…

Though studies have been conducted to find out the effect of unemployment on credit enrollment in community colleges, none have been done to find the effect of unemployment on non-credit enrollment. The present study explores the following question: "When the economy is on a downward curve, does non-credit enrollment decrease and credit…

The evolution of the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) may be one of the most significant developments in decades. The concept appears to be gaining widespread acceptance. Current efforts toward establishing a national CEU data bank would add further impetus to the utilization of the Unit. (Author/MW)

The greatest rationale for the newly emergent Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is the ease and universality with which it may be applied to existing programs of continuing education. It is time now to get on with applications of the CEU that are built upon user aspirations and lead to meaningful programs of recognition that are equally acceptable…

Trabant reviews the early characteristics of university extension, how the characteristics have changed in a 40-year period, and what they mean for the future in a speech presented at a National University Extension Association regional conference. (AG)

West Virginia University's Cooperative Extension Service sponsors a four-day women's program involving classes, dormitory life, and cultural and recreational events. (SP)

A survey of 82 adults in noncredit programs on the arts and lifelong learning and interviews with 25 identified their motivations and outcomes. They valued noncredit learning for the opportunity to try something new in a nonthreatening environment. These learning opportunities benefited their social involvement, health, and well-being. (SK)

New data on noncredit course offerings at colleges and universities help to generate a statistical portrait of these increasingly important programs.

This report describes a study conducted by the Community College Research Center (CC RC) that explores the overarching issues affecting community college noncredit workforce education. Following an introduction, the next section explains the methodology of the study, presenting the research questions, the data collection methods, and the analytic…

The Elderscholar program was initiated in Marietta, Ohio, in the spring of 1988 as a special noncredit program for learners over the age of 55. Ten courses (two at each of five time slots) were offered for 50-minute periods on six consecutive Fridays. Courses were offered in creative writing, religions of the world, modern literature,…

This report presents results of an investigation of transcripts of Gainesville Junior College students conducted to examine course-taking patterns with respect to the relationship between continuing education and regular college course work. First, data are presented on the number of students (N=8,900) who had taken Continuing Education Unit (CEU)…

In response to legislative mandate, the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges conducted a study of the level of noncredit courses, enrollments, and average daily attendance (ADA) offered at the community colleges. The study focused on the number of students enrolled in noncredit courses and the impact a mandatory fee would have on…

A ten week adult education class in Family Money Management was conducted in the local high school facilities by two high school teachers utilizing outside resource personnel. The objectives of the program were: (1) to develop an awareness of the financial problems and decisions to the family value system; (2) to enable interested adults to gain…