This is a report on a best practices conference conducted by the New Jersey Council of Community Colleges. The conference was designed to allow the 19 state community colleges to share their most valuable innovations, programs, services, and other ideas for enhancing community college instruction, administration, and overall effectiveness. The…

A Senate committee hearing received testimony to showcase Native American program initiatives at the college and university level. Program representatives presented information on the characteristics and accomplishments of their programs. The Institute of Tribal Government at Portland State University (Oregon) provides intensive 3-day training…

American Indians are underrepresented in the nursing profession. In fall 1990, the University of North Dakota (UND) College of Nursing received funding to increase the number of nurses providing health care to Indian people. In 1992, Recruitment/Retention of American Indians into Nursing (RAIN) became one of three Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health…

This report describes programs at New Mexico's colleges and universities that focus on the recruitment and retention of Native American Students. It also provides enrollment data for fiscal year 1995-96 and student retention data for three cohorts of students who enrolled as freshmen in 1993, 1994, and 1995. The report is based on a survey of all…

This paper examines the purposes and criteria of statewide program evaluations in higher education, focusing on the development of program evaluations in Illinois, and presents new statewide criteria for program approval and review. It also discusses the role of the Illinois State Board of Higher Education in approving and reviewing programs at…

An evaluation of net impact of programs funded under the Washington State Employment and Training Act (ESHB 1988) of 1993, which provided money to community and technical colleges to expand existing courses and create new ones for Unemployment Insurance (UI) claimants most likely to lose jobs. The evaluation focused on whether the displaced UI…

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR) is a new field, but it has a long history, since children have always learned from adults and demonstrated their competence by observation of their work or by the quality of their products or services. Later, formal learning became more valuable and recognized school credentials paved the way to…

Technology education has a long history of attempting to make female students comfortable with the field. Although there has been limited success in recruiting females into the field, the situation is much more positive than it was 75 years ago, when girls were often forbidden to take "manual training" classes. A 1980 Montana report on gender bias…

The New Jersey Council of Community Colleges designed this program guide to serve as an overview of instructional credit and noncredit programs available at the state's 19 community colleges. The guide includes a multi-page matrix that offers an overview of all career and transfer programs available and which colleges offer these programs. Credit…

This document contains two tables of information compiled from Fall 1999-00 registration records submitted by each North Carolina community college. The first table summarizes the number of persons enrolled in each program in each college. Curriculum programs are categorized as Associate, Diploma, Certificate, or Transition. Extension programs…

This document contains two tables of information compiled from summer 1999-00 registration records submitted by each North Carolina community college. The first table summarizes the number of persons enrolled in each program in each college. Curriculum programs are categorized as Associate, Diploma, Certificate, or Transition. Extension programs…

This document contains two tables of information compiled from spring 1999-00 registration records submitted by each North Carolina community college. The first table summarizes the number of persons enrolled in each program in each college. Curriculum programs are categorized as Associate, Diploma, Certificate, or Transition. Extension programs…

This publication lists degrees and certificates offered by California community colleges which were approved by the Chancellor's Office as of September 1999. It is divided into two sections: An Inventory of Programs by College, and an Index of Programs by Taxonomy of Programs (TOP) code. The TOP codes allow readers to find which colleges offer…

This document summarizes a request by Franklin University of Columbus, Ohio to receive approval from the Illinois Board of Higher Education to operate and grant degrees statewide in Illinois. The vehicle through which it proposed to offer instruction was the Community College Alliance (CCA), a creation of the university designed to offer…

Presents the 12th edition of the Trident Technical College (South Carolina) Fact Book, which offers relevant information on principal characteristics and strengths of the college. Includes the following chapters: (1) general information, such as vision and mission statements, institutional goals, history, and accreditation; (2) enrollment…