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Download full textKennamer, Michael A.; Campbell, J. David – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J1), 2011
In 2009, "Community College Week" named Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) one of the fastest growing community colleges in America. In the early 2000s, the college, which is located in the rural Appalachian region of Alabama, had begun efforts to increase enrollment. These efforts included providing online registration, online…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adult Learning, Adult Students, Educational Opportunities
Direct linkNobles, Janina LaKeshea – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this study was to examine Alabama community college presidents' perceptions regarding distance education. Further, this study was intended to determine the adequacy of the training opportunities and support for faculty that teach distance education courses and what services are available for distance education students. This study…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Technical Institutes, Community Colleges, Distance Education
Hales, Brent D. – Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, 2009
The Mid-South Region of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi as a long history of pervasive poverty and educational underachievement. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2008), the poverty level of residents in the Mid-South Region is higher than the national average. Consequently, many of the region's best and brightest students of all…
Descriptors: Economic Opportunities, Brain Drain, Entrepreneurship, Economic Development
Hause, Ellen – American Association of Community Colleges, 2004
The American Association of Community Colleges with support from the National Science Foundation created the "MentorLinks" Advancing Technological Education program to help community colleges develop or strengthen technician training programs in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics fields. The program works with…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Mentors, Educational Opportunities, Community Colleges
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2006
Each year more than 572,500 international students enroll in more than 3,300 colleges and universities in the United States. Currently, about 84,000 of these students attend community colleges. Why do so many international students choose to pursue higher education in the United States? First, U.S. colleges and universities welcome and value…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Universities, Community Colleges, Student Organizations
