The economic effect of the recognized prior learning (RPL) component of the University of Toledo's Adult Liberal Studies baccalaureate degree program was studied. The degree program, which is targeted at adults over 25 years old who have never attended college, provides credit for prior learning. A survey of 169 students who received credit for…

The entry-into-practice movement in nursing education was triggered most recently by a bill known as the 1985 Resolution which would require a baccalaureate degree as preparation for licensure as a registered professional nurse in New York by 1985. Several related issues have implications for community college administrators and educators. Those…

A survey to determine the employment status of sociology majors who had graduated from Winona State University, Minnesota, between Spring 1969 and Summer 1975 is described. The vast majority of the 157 respondents were in the labor force; under six percent were unemployed at the time of the survey. Findings indicate that most graduates became…

Some of the problems encountered in nursing arise out of the multiplicity of preservice educational programs and the predominance of registered nurses (R.N.s) who are prepared below the baccalaureate degree level. To facilitate the efforts of nurses already in practice to earn a bachelor's degree, the Extended Degree Program in Nursing (ENURS) of…

This paper considers the body of research on adult learning and adult college experiences and outcomes that can inform the planning, development, and evaluation of accelerated degree programs. It addresses many of the issues confronting faculty and administrators as they design accelerated programs using a model of college outcomes developed to…

This paper, from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, describes a new kind of transfer student that is putting pressure on four-year and two-year institutions: the job-preparatory student with dual goals of job preparation and transfer. The author presents strategies related to articulation agreements (statewide and…

This paper describes the collaborative activities which have developed since 1998 Florida legislation that required stronger articulation between Associate in Science (AS) programs at state community colleges and baccalaureate programs at universities. Three major models of AS to baccalaureate articulation are evaluated: (1) a statewide career…

In 1988, the Arizona Board of Regents, Legislature, and the State Board of Directors for Community Colleges approved an innovative partnership between Northern Arizona University (NAU) and Arizona Western College (AWC) in Yuma. The AWC/NAU partnership was designed to expand higher education opportunities in southwest Arizona. This document…

This document, from the University of California, Davis, reports that California's three-tiered higher education system is committed to both open-access and selective admissions. Community college to four-year institution transfer programs are being pressed into service to meet both anticipated population growth and increased demand and to…

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between type of associate degree and academic performance at the four-year college of community college students who transferred with an associate degree to a four-year institution. Academic performance was measured by baccalaureate-degree completion rate and grade point average (GPA) upon…

This article discusses community colleges as educational institutions that not only prepare students to transfer to other colleges, but also receive transfer students from other institutions as well. The article emphasizes the limited awareness of this transfer reciprocity, both on part of the general public and of policymakers. Cited are the…

A discussion of the concept of generalist-advanced generalist social work in practice and in education suggests a framework for the bachelor's/master's degree curricula. The paper argues that the generalist-advanced generalist continuum is particularly well-suited to small towns and rural areas by preparing professionals with the full range of…

This study examined the perceptions of Master of Public Administration (MPA) graduates about public administration curriculum and their political acuity. Using data from a national survey on MPA graduate attitudes, it focused on the perceptions of 1,428 MPA graduates who were state administrators, 351 state administrators with bachelor of arts…

The purpose of this study was to determine whether it was possible to discriminate on the basis of personal/demographic, professional, and motivational factors among police officers (1) who were pursuing bachelors degrees, (2) who indicated they wanted to get a degree but were not pursuing it, and (3) who indicated they did not want a degree. Data…

The Bellarmine Outreach Consortium, which provides access to baccalaureate and masters education in nursing for registered nurses in Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee, is described. The components of a marketing process for colleges are also considered, with attention to product, place, price, and promotion. The nursing department of…