This program in history instruction has provided a cooperative attitude between faculties of the university and the community college, and is having a positive effect on the reshaping of curriculum and teaching methods as well. (Editor/RK)

A study of cooperation between community colleges and public libraries relative to community education in the humanities utilized a three-phase data collection plan. Phase I surveyed 198 colleges that had responded to an earlier community education survey and indicated they cooperated with public libraries; 169 responded. In Phase II, a revised…

A planning committee of educators in Maine made three recommendations for extending educational opportunities below the baccalaureate level to more people: (1) the development of a comprehensive community college structure for the state; (2) the use of existing public and private facilities instead of constructing new buildings; and (3) the…

The purpose of the exploratory survey reported here is to identify and describe some of the existing programs and activities at UCLA that are directed toward and related to community colleges and, to a lesser extent, to note other developments at UCLA that might have relevance for two-year colleges. The report is divided into six sections.…

Reviews selected ERIC documents on community college education for prisoners. (TR)

Describes the College Orientation Program offered by South Mountain Community College in Arizona, an intensive three-day program focusing on study skills, coping strategies, skills assessment, and exposure to postsecondary education. Explains operational considerations; collaboration among high schools, community colleges, universities, and…

The way in which interinstitutional cooperation was used to enable a private medical college and public community college to make effective use of their mutual interests in developing an education program is described.

This digest offers community college professionals insight into the culture and language driving the news media, with an emphasis on newspapers. In an era of increased accountability for resource expenditures, educators may stretch budgets by engaging the mass media as willing and helpful partners in promoting the institutions' identity, programs,…

This 2000 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) (Washington, D.C.) Membership Directory provides a comprehensive listing of the association's members. The directory is designed primarily as a quick reference of basic information about each of the 1,081 colleges that are members of AACC. In addition to listings of institutional members,…

Recent statistics have shown that over half of the students participating in postsecondary education in the United States are enrolled in a community college. Successful transfer from a community college to a four-year institution is often the only opportunity these individuals have to achieve a bachelor's degree. This document outlines and…

The Community College of the Air Force intends to help meet the demand that public education be more career related by providing technician training relevant to civilian careers and by acting as a resource in the development of job-relevant civilian education. (AJ)

Some insight is given into the possible use of a universal college in a 6-4-4 school system in the future. The universal college would combine the eleventh and twelth grades with the community college to increase vocational and technical skills needed for occupational opportunities and to reduce educational dropout. (DS)

The 34 state-assisted universities and 2-year institutions in Ohio are jointly undertaking a broad program of management improvement that includes 5 specific areas: institutional planning, program budgeting, personal management, student records, and data processing. (Author/PG)

Emphasizes the qualitative and quantitative decline of transfer education. Recommends ways to revitalize the community college's transfer function through external and internal community involvement, including the public, four-year institutions and secondary schools and two-year college students, faculty, counselors, and administrators. Describes…

This document provides an annotation of the articulation agreement between the State Universities and the Public Community Junior Colleges of Florida. Sections cover: general education, definition of associate of arts degree, responsibility for general education requirements, preprofessional course responsibility, admission to upper division…