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Cuellar, Marcela G.; Gándara, Patricia – Community College Review, 2021
Objective/Research Question: The purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which programs offering community college baccalaureates (CCBs) address access and equity for underrepresented racial minorities (URMs). The study first aimed to understand how administrators described the purpose of CCBs with regard to advancing equity for URMs.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Disproportionate Representation, Minority Group Students
Washington Student Achievement Council, 2018
Supporting adult learners as they complete their postsecondary certificates and degrees is essential to meeting Washington state's educational attainment goals and meeting the employment needs of students and Washington employers. Academic Credit for Prior Learning (ACPL) is awarded when a student's prior learning is assessed and found to be the…
Descriptors: College Credits, Prior Learning, Adult Students, Community Colleges
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Taylor, Jason L.; Dockendorff, Kari J.; Inselman, Kyle – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2018
LGBTQ+ students are increasingly visible on community college campuses, and a safe and welcoming campus climate is critical to LGBTQ+ students' academic success and well-being. Campus climate is difficult to assess for prospective LGBTQ+ community college students, and institutional websites may be a source of information about campus climate.…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Sexual Identity, Community Colleges
Jenkins, Davis; Wachen, John; Moore, Colleen; Shulock, Nancy – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
In 2007, the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges launched a performance funding policy called the Student Achievement Initiative (SAI) both to improve public accountability by more accurately describing what students achieve from enrolling in community colleges and to provide incentives to colleges through financial rewards…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Incentives, Technical Institutes
Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence Prevention, 2010
According to the White House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), there are 36 federally recognized TCUs in the United States. Located mainly in the Midwest and Southwest, TCUs enroll approximately 30,000 full- and part-time students. They offer two-year associate degrees in more than 200 disciplines, with some providing a…
Descriptors: Tribally Controlled Education, Two Year Colleges, American Indians, Alaska Natives