Describes a community needs assessment survey conducted by the College of DuPage (Illinois) which served to advertise existing programs, provide public relations for the adult education council, and obtain measures of need for existing or expanded educational and leisure activities. (MB)

Describes a successful cooperative venture between a community college and a retirement complex. Classes are held at the retirement center and teachers are drawn from the retirement complex as well as from the retired community at large. (DC)

Describes a successful cooperative venture between a community college and a retirement complex to provide educational programs for senior citizens. (DC)

Harper College's women's center offers support and encouragement to women choosing to re-enter the working world or return to school, and an opportunity for women to enrich their current life styles or to reach out for new ones. (JG)

Stresses that community colleges must be designed for a broader segment of the population and must expand to deliver more than traditional educational services. The college is viewed as the cultural, learning, and recreation center of the community. A variety of instructional programs, building plans, and college organizations are examined. (TP)

Points out the small amount of coverage community colleges receive through the media. Encourages community college administrators, faculty, and public relations personnel to reach out for national attention; suggests journal publications describing programs and successes as one possibility. (TP)

Describes the Focus on Mature Learning program offered to senior citizens by Clark College (Washington). This series of mini-courses on topics ranging from the politics of aging to the geography of the Northwest involves no grades, no tests, and no term papers. Reactions from students and teachers alike have been overwhelmingly positive. (DC)

Recent developments in funding have led to concern among Illinois educators and others about the viable future of vocational/technical and adult education. What is needed is a statewide commitment to vocational/technical education as a life-long learning process. (DC)

Presents abstracts of ERIC documents on the subjects of adult education in community colleges and needs assessment surveys of this student group. (DC)

Presents a program for preparing mature men and women for the General Examinations of the College-Level Examination Program. (RK)

Describes a project designed to assess the continuing education needs and resources in an 11-county area in New York. Reports study findings concerning the educational needs, interests, and preferences of unemployed adults. (DC)

Abstracts of ERIC documents pertaining to special community college programs for senior citizens are highlighted in this article from the ERIC Clearinghouse for Junior Colleges. (DC)

Considers the Nontraditional Learning Program at Moraine Valley Community College which utilizes paraprofessionals in College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Seminars, television and newspaper courses, and independent learning. Points out that despite problems involved with paraprofessional staff, the over-all benefits more than compensate for…

Describes a nationwide study to identify: (1) the representation of different areas within the social sciences (i.e. anthropology, economics, history, political science, psychology, social/ethnic studies, sociology, and interdisciplinary social sciences) in the two-year college curriculum, and (2) which courses were offered for transfer,…

Adult students, often uncomfortable in four-year institutions, fit right into the heterogeneous community college setting. Housewives, veterans, employed males needing job upgrading, and senior citizens entering community colleges require non-traditional instructional methods and the community college is flexible enough to provide them, through…