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North Carolina State Dept. of Community Colleges, Raleigh. – 1988
This publication contains the laws governing the community college system of North Carolina (Chapter 115D of the General Statutes of North Carolina, and other relevant statutes in Chapters 115, 115B, and 116). Chapter 115D contains provisions applying to state administration, local administration, financial support, budgeting, accounting, and…
Descriptors: College Administration, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Download full textFlammger, Dawne M. – 1991
This study compared the satisfaction levels of 40 adult nontraditional students (N=40) attending one of three types of postsecondary institutions: (1) a proprietary school, (2) a community college, and (3) a university. A survey was administered to such students enrolled in the Travel and Tourism programs at Bryant and Stratton Business Institute…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis, Higher Education
Peer reviewedBender, Louis W. – Community College Review, 1991
Describes a 1990 study of accredited degree-granting private for-profit institutions, including 48 baccalaureate-granting and 231 associate-degree-granting proprietary schools, regarding enrollments, programs, degrees awarded, accreditation, and plans among 2-year schools for granting baccalaureates. Reviews state studies of transfer among…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Attendance Patterns, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
Naylor, Michele – 1987
Although the benefits of articulation between secondary and postsecondary vocational programs are clear, progress in articulation between proprietary schools and secondary and/or postsecondary programs has been slow. The fundamental barrier to articulation between proprietary schools and postsecondary vocational education programs is faculty…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, Community Colleges, Postsecondary Education
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Policy Analysis. – 1994
This document presents tables of data on enrollment and geographic origins of first-time, full-time students attending postsecondary institutions in New York State for 6 years between 1981 through 1992. Categories of data include county of residence of students, names of individual colleges, and institutional sector (State University of New York,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, College Planning, Community Colleges, Educational Planning
Wilms, Wellford W., Ed.; Moore, Richard W., Ed. – 1987
This collection of essays discusses ways in which community colleges and proprietary schools have been able to cope with changes in employer and student markets. The collection includes: (1) "Marching to the Market: A New Tune for Training Organizations," by Wellford W. Wilms; (2) "California's Employment Training Panel: Creating Incentives for…
Descriptors: College Planning, Community Colleges, Employment Programs, Enrollment Influences
Clowes, Darrel A., Ed.; Hawthorne, Elizabeth M., Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1995
This volume describes characteristics of proprietary schools, or for-profit schools that focus primarily on career and technical education, and explores similarities, differences, and points of linkage between proprietary schools and community colleges. The following articles are included: (1) "Community Colleges and Proprietary Schools: Conflict…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Organization, Articulation (Education), College Curriculum
Office of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1995
This volume provides general information on programs, policies, procedures, and fiscal record keeping and reporting for federally funded student financial aid programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, Title IV. Chapter 1 provides an overview of Title IV programs. Chapter 2 discusses general institutional responsibilities related to managing…
Descriptors: Accounting, Colleges, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal)
Merriam, Sharan B., Ed.; Cunningham, Phyllis M., Ed. – 1989
This handbook contains 48 articles on adult and continuing education. Part 1, which deals with adult education as a field of professional practice, includes articles on such topics as the social and historical contexts of adult and continuing education, adult education and international development, the voluntary sector and adult education, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Development, Adult Education, Adult Learning
