This six-part report summarizes the 1978-1979 activities of the Division of Continuing Education and Extension Services at the New York City Community College. Part I discusses tuition courses and programs, including a program for Head Start staff and parents on the mainstreaming of handicapped children, a symposium on hearing aid technology in…

This document presents the final recommendations and background papers of a task force empowered by the Michigan legislature to consider the mission and roles of the state community colleges, alternative funding modes, and the responsibilities and interrelationships of the state and local governing boards. Following an overview of recommendations…

Data from the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 were used to evaluate the contention that big-time college sports exploit athletes, denying them an education that will help them succeed after college. The sample (N=8,101) consisted of six comparison groups of students who attended four year colleges: varsity football and…

A national survey was conducted to identify the characteristics of specific competency-based adult vocational programs in both the public and private sectors. Through a variety of procedures approximately 1,900 persons were nominated as contacts for program information on all day and/or evening non-credit programs in any type of school or training…

In this speech the author discusses Project Chance: Alternatives for Women. The innovative community-based program in New York City was designed to meet the special needs of adult women whose education has been interrupted. The first half of the presentation briefly describes varied aspects of the program, such as re-entry non-credit courses,…

Enrollment projections for Montgomery College (MC) during the fiscal years 1981 through 1985 are outlined and graphically illustrated in this report. Chapter I details the methodology of the projection analysis, in which varying enrollment predictions, based on alternative assumptions, are matched with the projections derived from a curve-fitting…

The 12th annual report on continuing education activities of The University of British Columbia (UBC) Canada is presented. It covers the period of September 1987 to August 1988. Nineteen sections cover the following: Office of Extra-Sessional Studies; faculty of education off campus credit courses; UBC access; guided independent study; Centre for…

Data on fall 1978 enrollment in higher education in Montana are summarized and compared with the previous year. Institutions in the Montana state university system, private colleges, and community colleges are included, as are graduate students. Enrollments in noncredit courses are not included in the tables, but are footnoted. Analyses include:…

The population of the service area of North Harris County College (NHCC) is described using a series of figures and tables. The report first discusses the census tract method used to collect the data and then looks at the NHCC service district population growth by census tract from January 1970 through September 1978 and projects the growth of the…

A study was conducted by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges to determine the different emphases and program strengths within the humanities curricula at the 27 Washington State community colleges. Information contained in the Fall 1979 class schedules of the colleges was used to evaluate the following disciplines: history/appreciation…

This report provides, in tabular form, Association of University Evening Colleges (AUEC)-National University Extension Association (NUEA) programs and registrations for 1970-1971. Academic subjects are grouped under the following basic headings: Agriculture, Behavioral Sciences, Biological Sciences, Business, Education, Engineering, Health…

Descriptions are provided of the eight programs selected as award-winning innovations on the basis of universal application and potential for greatest impact for the improvement of continuing education. Each description contains this information: program name, name of principal person, name and institution to whom award would be made, source of…

Results of a self-study conducted by Miami-Dade Community College, Florida, on the impact of state and federal regulation and reporting requirements are presented. The following areas have resulted in difficulties for the college in dealing with regulatory requirements: the Family Rights and Privacy Act (Buckley Amendment); administration of…

In an attempt to meet the need for improved skills in the local workforce, San Juan College (New Mexico) made efforts to locate a target population of students and find out how successfully the courses they took met their work needs. A computer search identified a trial population of 513 students who met a set of criteria that suggested they took…

A very large and important part of the extension work of universities, colleges, and departments of education is done through correspondence, thus giving to large numbers of men and women who cannot go to college or attend set courses of lectures an opportunity to profit by well-directed reading and study and by scholarly criticism. The purpose…