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The Community College Agenda: A Point of View or The Community, the Community College, and the American Association of Community Colleges.
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Pierce, David – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Discusses the role and responsibilities of community colleges within their communities. Highlights the colleges' role in workforce development, celebrating the value of work, cooperating with other community institutions to provide training and planning activities, and stimulating the community to appreciate its diversity. Considers the role of…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Community Development, Institutional Mission
Community College Role: A State Perspective.
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Roberts, Barbara – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Discusses the role of Oregon's community colleges in the state's economic development, focusing on the state's benchmarks for progress over the next 20 years, economic restructuring, regional workforce development, welfare reform, and business school partnerships. (MAB)
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Economic Development, Labor Force Development
The Classroom and Workplace Connection: An Example for Bay de Noc Community College.
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Leisner, Mary; Behrend, Shirley – Community Services Catalyst, 1993
Describes the "Contracting with Business and Industry" (CWB&I) program, an interdisciplinary School-to-Work program that utilizes the local business and industrial complex as a training laboratory for students. Indicates that CWB&I provides businesses with well-trained employees and students with the opportunity to experiment…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship, Partnerships in Education