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Download full textDillman, Don A.; And Others – 1995
This report summarizes results from a 1995 national survey on higher education. The telephone survey asked a random sample of 1,124 adults about issues related to continuing education, distance learning, and the performance of colleges, vocational schools, and universities. It found that a large majority of adults from all age groups, income…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Continuing Education, Distance Education
Peterson's Guides, Inc., Princeton, NJ. – 1995
This directory lists high school, college, and graduate study-at-home opportunities, including extensive information about external degree and certificate programs offered by accredited institutions that participate in the National University Continuing Education Association programs. An introductory section, which explains what independent study…
Descriptors: Continuing Education, Correspondence Schools, Correspondence Study, Distance Education
Meltesen, Cal; Lucas, J. A. – 1992
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1991 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's), representing 3.2% of the DCS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Meltesen, Cal; Lucas, J. A. – 1993
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1992 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's), representing 3.3% of the DCS…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
PDF pending restorationMeltesen, Cal; Lucas, John A. – 1991
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1990 students, compare student and community demographic data, and analyze the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree credit students (DCS's) and 300 non-degree credit students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Cepeda, Rita; And Others – 1992
In the California Community Colleges (CCC), noncredit adult education courses provide remedial, developmental, occupational, and other educational opportunities for students who do not need to obtain unit credit at the time of enrollment. Of California's 107 community colleges, 95 offer noncredit instruction. Community colleges, together with high…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Adult Students
Colorado State Univ., Ft. Collins. – 1989
The Supplemental Language Study Group (SLSG) program at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) is described. The program was developed following a student's expression of interest in learning "exotic" languages unavailable in the standard foreign language curriculum at the university. This student-run club offers several…
Descriptors: Arabic, College Second Language Programs, College Students, Cultural Awareness
Addleton, Bob; And Others – 1982
The rural Northeast Alabama Consortium for Professional Development is composed of five local school systems and an institution of higher learning that have joined together to share resources and enhance educational opportunities for teachers and students. The Consortium was formed as a result of the impact of three major factors: the Alabama…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College School Cooperation, Consortia, Cooperative Planning
Kemp, Florence B. – 1978
Statistical information was compiled regarding non-credit adult and continuing education activities of U.S. colleges and universities during the year ending June 30, 1976. A national sample of 479 schools selected from among 3,012 public and private institutions was surveyed. Based on the responses of all but one school, the results include the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Census Figures, Colleges
Sussman, Herbert; And Others – Connections, 1981
Future considerations regarding new student clientele and cooperative arrangements among urban universities as they confront societal change are considered by six campus chief executives. Herbert M. Sussman mentions the San Francisco Community College District's noncredit program, which has a separate delivery system, and suggests that the future…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Students, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs
Petersen, Allan; Gooder, Glenn – 1980
Questions relating to the development of a classification of community college courses and services are discussed in this follow-up to a report submitted to the California Assembly in December 1979, which advised that funding of courses should not be based on credit/no credit status, and that further study of course classification and funding…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Classification, College Credits, Community Colleges
BROWNE, RICHARD G. – 1965
RECOMMENDATIONS ON VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES IN THE AREAS OF EXTENSION SERVICES, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION, AND RESEARCH ARE PROPOSED. EXTENSION SERVICES (INCLUDING COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY BRANCHES) NOW ADMINISTERED BY SPONSORING INSTITUTIONS, SHOULD BE COORDINATED AT THE STATE LEVEL. STATE CONTROLLED FOUR-YEAR…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Closed Circuit Television, College Faculty, Community Colleges
Peer reviewedKenny, Mary Elizabeth; Burkhouse, Barbara – ADFL Bulletin, 1987
Marywood College's (Pennsylvania) foreign language department serves needs of nontraditional students (persons who have employment, family responsibilities, distance, or age factors affecting their ability to pursue full-time daytime study) by offering evening classes, flexible scheduling, independent study, and off-campus study. (CB)
Descriptors: College Second Language Programs, Educational Needs, English (Second Language), Evening Programs
Lucas, John A.; Meltesen, Cal – 1994
A study was conducted at William Rainey Harper College (WRHC) in Palatine, Illinois, to develop a profile of fall 1993 students, compare student and community demographic data, and determine the percentage of various community sub-groups served by the college. A random sample of 500 degree-credit students (representing 3.2% of the 15,518 students…
Descriptors: College Credits, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Continuing Education
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Information Center on Education. – 1983
New York State college and university admissions and enrollment data for fall 1982 are presented, with statistical tables providing data for specific institutions, as well as for various institutional classifications. In addition, trend data are included by sector. Data are provided on: degree-credit enrollment from 1965 to 1982; degree-credit…
Descriptors: College Admission, Credit Courses, Degrees (Academic), Doctoral Degrees
