This article examines a partnership that developed among a superintendent, a community college administrator, and a four-year college administrator to deliver secondary and postsecondary education to a Midwestern high school district and its neighboring communities. This partnership helped transform the process of transition from high school to…

Middle college high schools (MCHSs) are high schools fully housed on community college or university campuses. This document provides a model for the planning and operation of a new institution based on the experiences of Middle College at LaGuardia Community College (New York) and Mott Middle College at Mott Community College (Michigan). (PGS)

As the number and diversity of high school graduates increase, secondary school systems and colleges must work together to prepare students for the demands of higher education and the labor force. This document describes a partnership between Montgomery College (Maryland) and Montgomery County Public School district that is focused on student…

This document provides an annotated bibliography of recent ERIC documents describing the benefits and pitfalls of collaborations between community colleges and high schools. Includes case studies illustrating exemplary programs, programs focusing on special populations, and lessons from the field. (Contains 11 references.) (PGS)

Asserts that state school reform policies increasingly emphasize student attainment of defined outcomes at each grade level and view colleges as part of the larger K-16 system. States that colleges must continue to monitor student flow from high schools, articulate curricula, and work with schools to promote student success. (Contains 32…

In the past, different governance structures and assessment standards separated community college and K-12 systems and impaired the effectiveness of the education systems. This document examines emerging local, state, and federal policies and practices that are opening the way to successful collaborations between educational sectors. (Contains 13…

Tech prep offers students a well articulated, rigorous course of study from the last two years of high school through at least a two-year (2+2) college degree, directed toward learning for and about technologically focused careers. Tech prep provides opportunities for more students to make the transition from high school to college. (Contains 25…

Dual-credit programs, carried out largely by community and technical colleges, have opened the door to thousands of secondary school honors students and vocationally oriented students who need to stay challenged and/or get ahead in their college work as they complete high school. Document describes dual-credit trends, examples, and issues.…

Legal liability is likely to increase when a community college allows high school students to enroll in college courses or when college staff work within the schools. This document describes strategies for minimizing legal liability while allowing high school students to further their education by taking community college courses. (PGS)

Interinstitutional collaboration can help educators in local communities identify and respond to the unique challenges they face. Student support services at high schools and community colleges can work together to design programs (e.g. new student orientations, counselor-to-counselor activities, staff development) to assist students in their…

Los Angeles Trade Technical College and the Los Angeles Unified School District have collaborated in several ways to help ethnically diverse, urban school children prepare for and make the transition to college. Document describes collaboration details, including customized academic and vocational partnerships, outreach efforts and college…