A New Tradition To Fit the Model.

Darnell, D. Roe; Rosenthal, Donna McCrohan

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ631375

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2001

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-1067-1803

EISSN: N/A

A New Tradition To Fit the Model.

Darnell, D. Roe; Rosenthal, Donna McCrohan

Community College Journal, v71 n6 p38-40 Jun-Jul 2001

Discusses Cerro Coso Community College in Ridgecrest (California), where 80-85 of all local jobs are with one employer, the China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS). States that massive layoffs at NAWS inspired creative ways of rethinking the community college model at Cerro Coso, such as creating the nation's first computer graphics imagery (CGI) academy open to the general public. (NB)

Descriptors: Business Education, Business Skills, Community Colleges, Community Involvement, Economic Development, Labor Force, Labor Force Development, Labor Market, Labor Needs, Labor Supply, Social Capital

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A