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Download full textNdiaye, Mamadou, Ed.; Lockowandt, Mara, Ed. – Jobs for the Future, 2021
Over the past three years, Jobs for the Future (JFF) has been supporting a community of more than 100 U.S. community colleges (CCs) and over 25 nonprofit organizations (NPOs) worldwide implementing the Google IT Support Professional Certificate training program. During this engagement, JFF has gathered valuable insights about best practices in…
Descriptors: Nonprofit Organizations, Community Colleges, Educational Certificates, Technical Support
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Direct linkMcClenney, Kay; Oriano, Angela – Community College Journal, 2012
Community colleges are dealing with, and often leading, a historical shift from a 100-year focus on access to a new emphasis on access "and" student success. The impetus for this work comes from many directions--the president of the United States and the secretary of education, at least 30 governors, other state policymakers, the…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Attainment, Financial Support, Graduation Rate
Mushegyan, Anaid – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The problem: The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of an Undecided Decision-Making, Goal-Setting Workshop through an examination of changes in grade point averages (GPAs) among participating community college students. The method: To investigate this problem, 98 EOPS undecided students were asked to attend an Undecided…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Students, Workshops, Goal Orientation
Torres, Vasti; Viterito, Arthur – Community College Press (NJ1), 2008
A request from the Ford Foundation prompted a fourth and final assessment of the demonstration phase of the Rural Community College Initiative (RCCI), established by the Ford Foundation. Between 1994 to 2002, 24 community colleges answered the foundation's charge to improve access to higher education and to expand the economic development of their…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Community Colleges, Financial Support, Change Agents
Academic Probation as a Dangerous Opportunity: Factors Influencing Diverse College Students' Success
Tovar, Esau; Simon, Merril A. – Community College Journal of Research & Practice, 2006
The number of minority, particularly Latino, students attending community colleges is on the rise in the United States. Such students frequently lack academic preparation and financial resources. These difficulties, when added to family obligations, often require that minority students attend institutions that offer the most flexible…
Descriptors: Academic Probation, Community Colleges, Academic Achievement, Hispanic American Students
