A successful "Mid-Career Alternatives Workshop" is described which was developed based on the examination of the reasons for failure of an earlier similar workshop in terms of publicity, student involvement, format, and timing. (JT)

The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) periodically conducts a survey of community colleges to identify hot programs. Hot programs are defined as those for which there is a large market demand for graduating students. Highlights from the 2004 Hot Programs and Homeland Security Survey include the following: Allied health programs…

The new Continuing Education Unit as a quantitative measure of noncredit coursework is explained, and it is indicated how the college should consider CEU transcripts in assessing prior learning for credit. (Author)

Describes Lake-Sumter Community College's (FL) solution to cost and location barriers to enrollment in noncredit continuing education courses. Discusses the development of courses in seven subject areas; the recruitment, training, and support of volunteer teachers; the location of places to hold free courses countywide, and the program's…

The activities by colleges and universities directed toward adults and characteristics of the adult learner are charted. The graying of the campus population, the attendance status of the adult learner, the characteristics of the adult degree-credit student, and noncredit activities are discussed. (MLW)

Presents short profiles of seven distance education programs of varying types, a list of 11 World Wide Web sites concerning distance education, and a bibliography of 26 books and journal articles and four journals about distance learning. (Author/LRW)

Presents a marketing plan for noncredit education and training at community colleges. Includes a situation analysis focusing on available markets for skills-specific or job-specific noncredit training, products (i.e., training and trainees) and consumers (i.e., individuals and organizations), and on maintaining a competitive edge over training…

States that as a new institution, Klamath Mission Community College in Oregon (KCC) sought to develop an academically sound and conceptually viable curriculum in the context of emerging societal and workforce needs by examining issues of mission, service area, basic skills requirements, academic credit hours, degree programs, non-credit courses,…

To evaluate the outreach and marketing efforts for its non-credit offerings, William Rainey Harper College in Illinois conducted a study of recent continuing education students in spring 1996. First, a random sample of 200 former students who had enrolled in continuing education courses in the past 5 years was surveyed, receiving 57 completed…

The results of the study of 217 persons enrolled in 16 noncredit courses tend to indicate that the primary reasons persons enroll in a noncredit course are to accomplish goals which relate to the acquisition of knowledge. (Author)

Information is gathered to determine to what extent non-credit instructional activities at State University of New York (SUNY) institutions, particularly at the community college level, has increased. This report summarizes the responses of SUNY constituent institutions to the biannual survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activities and…

Designed to facilitate program and course approval and reporting processes within the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD), this curriculum guide provides criteria, regulations, and procedures, reflecting the California Education Code and Title 5 Administrative Code. Following introductory comments, part I details procedures for…

These three reports offer data and analysis on enrollments in the Illinois public community colleges, focusing on second term (i.e., winter quarter or spring semester) enrollments in fiscal year (FY) 1986, community education/non-credit enrollment and community service activities in fall 1985, and summer term 1986 enrollments. Selected findings…

Courses that address the needs of adult learners to better understand marketplace issues and options and to develop effective financial planning, management and decision-making skills are fairly common in community, technical, and junior colleges. A study was conducted to determine the status of such consumer-related studies, identify colleges…

The theory that a trajectory of adult student participation exists in college was tested in a multi-institution setting. The theory posits that the typical flow would begin with noncredit enrollment and culminate in matriculation. The study was conducted at a suburban community education center serving as the host site for credit courses from a…