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Direct linkAshburn, Elyse – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2007
This article reports on the findings from the 2007 Community College Survey of Student Engagement. The survey determined the services that students need but are not receiving in their first four weeks of college. It finds that many new community-college students receive little or no attention from advisers in their first four weeks of class. The…
Descriptors: College Students, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Academic Advising
Jarrell, Camille L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2004
Student services in community colleges have an important role to play in meeting student needs and increasing retention rates. As an emerging community college in the state of Louisiana, South Louisiana Community College (SLCC) developed a program for at-risk students designed to be integrated throughout the institution. A comprehensive review of…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Student Needs, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
Download full textChemeketa Community Coll., Salem, OR. – 1992
The goal of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges' Beacon Colleges Initiative is to disseminate information about exemplary collaborative programs and services. In Oregon, Chemeketa Community College is the Beacon College which has been working in association with five other community colleges in the state to build community…
Descriptors: Career Education, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation
Barnett, Lynn, Ed. – 1992
The American Association of Community Colleges' Beacon College Project (BCP) uses funds from the Kellogg Foundation to award two-year grants to "Beacon" community colleges to form consortia with at least five associate colleges, designed to improve a specific aspect of institutional life. A total of 26 projects, many involving community…
Descriptors: College Programs, Community Colleges, Community Development, Consortia
Hirose-Wong, Shannon M. – 1999
This digest, drawn from a larger study, looks at six community colleges and community college systems in regard to how they are attempting to serve their urban communities. The author defines urban community colleges as being in or close to major cities, and serving large numbers of economically and educationally disadvantaged students from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Basic Skills, Citizenship, Community Colleges
Mendoza, Veronica – Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 2007
Foothill College in Los Altos, California and DeAnza College in California are two community colleges that provide higher education for international students. These colleges' commitment to provide education for international students has recently caused a controversial debate among the residents of California. Not all California residents are in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Associate Degrees, Minority Groups, Foreign Students
Geckeler, Christian – MDRC, 2008
Lumina Foundation for Education created the Dreamkeepers and Angel Fund Emergency Financial Aid Programs to assist community college students who are at risk of dropping out because of unexpected financial crises. Both programs are multiyear pilot projects that began in 2005 and are administered by Scholarship America and the American Indian…
Descriptors: Student Needs, College Students, Community Colleges, Eligibility
Beers, C. David; Ott, Richard W. – 1992
The Child Development Training Consortium, a Beacon College Project directed by San Juan College (SJC) is a collaborative effort of colleges and universities in New Mexico and Arizona. The consortium's major objective is to create child development training materials for community college faculty who teach "at-risk" Native American and…
Descriptors: American Indians, Child Care Occupations, Community Colleges, Community Development
Peer reviewedCantone, Kathleen A. – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
States that cooperative learning in developmental mathematics classes has greater success rates than do traditional remedial courses. Discusses learning communities--in which instructors work with other instructors to help students connect mathematics with other disciplines, and in which there is an increased level of peer interaction--as an…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Community Colleges, Cooperative Learning, Developmental Studies Programs
The Urban Partnership Program: A New Model for Strengthening Communities through Educational Change.
Peer reviewedLundquist, Sara – Community College Journal, 1995
Describes the Urban Partnership Program (UPP), a Ford Foundation educational initiative located in 16 cities nationwide. Indicates that UPP gathers business and civic leaders, educators, community-based organizations, students, and parents to cooperate in developing and funding locally based educational programs. (MAB)
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, High Risk Students
Beeber, Carla; Biermann, Carol A. – American Biology Teacher, 2007
The majority of students arriving at Kingsborough Community College with hopes of entering the nursing, physical therapist assistant, and other allied health programs (concentrations in pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-pharmacy, and pre-physician's assistant) are at-risk students. A Foundations of Human Anatomy and Physiology…
Descriptors: High Risk Students, Science Instruction, College Students, Credits
Iannozzi, Maria – 1998
This report describes the efforts of Mount St. Mary's College (California) to extend the benefits of a strong, traditional baccalaureate program to an underserved population of women in an urban region, including substantial numbers of minority and first-generation college students. To help realize its service mission and increase access to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Students, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
Rendon, Laura I.; Gans, Wendy L.; Calleroz, Mistalene D. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1998
Presents a case study of an assessment project designed to evaluate the Ford Foundation's Urban Partnership Program (UPP). Discusses UPP's assessment model and theory, and documents the project's yearly progress since its inception in 1992. Details UPP's goals and outcomes in assisting at-risk students. (EMH)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Institutional Cooperation
Gaylord, Vicki, Ed. – Institute on Community Integration (NJ1), 2004
This issue of the quarterly publication focuses on Achieving Secondary Education and Transition Results for Students with Disabilities. Editorial introduction notes that today's educational systems are being called upon to re-examine how they prepare students with disabilities for adult life. The shift toward greater participation by students with…
Descriptors: Community Services, Nontraditional Education, Disabilities, Accountability
Van Kannel-Ray, Nancy; Lacefield, Warren E.; Zeller, Pamela J. – Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation, 2008
For the past eight years, Midwest Educational Research Consortium (MERC), located at Western Michigan University, received two multi-million dollar grants through a U.S. Department of Education program entitled Gaining Early Awareness and Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). GEAR UP is a school/university partnership using a cohort model with the…
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Assignments, Program Effectiveness, Integrated Services
