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Gonzales, Barbara – 1976
In an effort to determine why students with similar academic abilities have differing rates of success in learning English as a second language (ESL), a study of 225 native speakers of Spanish enrolled in the ESL program at Manhattan Community College was conducted during the 1975 Fall semester to test the hypothesis that success in ESL is…
Descriptors: Bilingual Students, Community Colleges, Cultural Awareness, Cultural Influences
Montana Univ. System, Helena. Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. – 1979
Enrollment information collected by the Commissioner of Higher Education from each college and university in Montana for fall 1979 is summarized in this report. It is noted that enrollments in degree credit institutions for 1979 increased by 122 from the previous year. Total fall 1979 enrollment is 30,898 students with 83 percent of the students…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Enrollment Rate
Blue, Monte Lynn; And Others – 1979
Nine abstracts summarize research projects conducted by the Research Committee of the Texas Association of Junior and Community College Instructional Administrators. These research projects were: (1) A Study of Perceived Need Deficiencies of Public Community/Junior College Faculty Members in the State of Texas; (2) Perception of Success of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Colleges, Community Services, Curriculum Development
Download full textYarrington, Roger, Ed. – 1980
Based on the deliberations and outcomes of the National Assembly on the Strengthening of the Humanities, this report contains recommendations for the improvement of humanities education in community colleges. The first article in the report, "Reviving the Humanities: Data and Direction," by Arthur M. Cohen and Florence B. Brawer, provides…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Community Support
Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior Coll., Perkinston. – 1978
In response to a legislative request, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College gathered and analyzed opening fall enrollment figures for 1968 through 1978, three-year average percentages of enrollment by county of residence and by campus attended, and end-of-year headcounts from the 1968-69 academic year to the end of 1978-79. Fall enrollment figures…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Demography, Enrollment, Enrollment Trends
Moten, Charlyne H. – 1978
After the 1975 political upheaval in Indochina, many Indochinese refugees settled in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, area. A number of them enrolled in Harrisburg Area Community College between January, 1976, and December, 1977, primarily in developmental courses because of their lack of formal training in English. A study was conducted to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Failure, Acculturation, Community Colleges
Gianini, Paul C., Jr. – 1979
Community colleges should return to the philosophy of localism and team up with community agencies to play an active role in community planning and development. Rural colleges, which are governed by local boards that are more prone to receive immediate community pressure than their urban counterparts, are more suited to the achievement of this…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, College Role, Community Benefits, Community Colleges
Nomejko, Irene M. – 1979
Statistical data are presented on tuitions and required fees at New Jersey colleges and universities for academic year 1978-79. Full-time undergraduate tuitions and required fees are provided for two-year, four-year public, and four-year independent colleges, and full-time graduate tuitions and required fees are provided for public, independent,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Fees, Graduate Study
Blaha, Marjorie – 1979
The purpose of the Transition to Technology Program (TTT) is to introduce persons who have traditionally not been exposed to technological education or careers to an overview of the basic concepts of technology and career options in technical fields. Women, minorities, and the economically and educationally disadvantaged, those groups with low…
Descriptors: Career Awareness, Career Choice, Career Guidance, Community Colleges
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. Community Coll. System. – 1979
This report continues an analysis of the student flow patterns of the fall 1975 entering students at the Hawaii community colleges. Focus is placed on the extreme persisters (students who were enrolled for all six semesters without a break in attendance at their campus of entry) who continued their studies for the seventh semester. Findings are…
Descriptors: Age, Associate Degrees, Cohort Analysis, College Credits
Friedlander, Jack – 1979
A primary objective of this study was to identify the extent to which different areas within the social sciences (i.e., anthropology, economics, history, interdisciplinary social sciences, political science, psychology, social/ethnic studies, and sociology) are presented in the two-year college curriculum. Information on course offerings in each…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, College Curriculum, Community Colleges
WILLIAMS, ROBERT L. – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE ESSENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE LEGISLATION OR CONSTITUTIONAL STATEMENTS REGARDING THE COORDINATING BOARDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FUNCTIONING IN 39 STATES, FINDINGS OF A MAILED SURVEY ARE TABULATED. THIS SURVEY DETERMINED THE OFFICIAL TITLE OF THE BOARD OF EACH STATE, COMPOSITION OF ITS MEMBERSHIP, WHETHER ITS AUTHORITY IS ADVISORY OR…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Colleges, Community Colleges
Mount Hood Community Coll., Gresham, OR. – 1974
Three final reports on a competency-based computer-assisted nursing education program at Mt. Hood Community College include the following: (1) the examination and refinement of curricular outcomes; (2) cost analysis of the program relative to nursing education, learner benefits, and effectiveness; and (3) an examination of the relationship between…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Allied Health Occupations Education, Behavioral Objectives, Community Colleges
Diversity, Accessibility, and Quality: A Brief Introduction to American Education for Non-Americans.
Sjogren, Clifford F. – 1977
Selected characteristics of the American educational system are briefly described. This paper is intended for the specific use of the German-American Educational Equivalency Project, a cooperative effort between educators of the Federal Republic of Germany and the United States to clarify certain aspects of their respective educational systems.…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), College Admission, Colleges, Community Colleges
Mackin, Sara Lee – 1977
To rectify the inadequacies and inconsistencies in student disciplinary policy between the four campuses of the Miami-Dade Community College system, a comprehensive, current policy of students' rights and responsibilities as well as revised disciplinary procedures and a new Student Code of Conduct were devised in 1976. In developing the revisions,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Codes of Ethics, Community Colleges, Confidentiality
