Details a proposal to establish an associate degree engineering technology program to prepare students to enter a state university system. This would solve the problem of articulation between a community college and a state-related university. (JOW)

Discusses a survey of selected administrators of Pennsylvania community colleges and Area Vocational Technical Schools designed to: (1) gather demographic data; (2) determine the schools' involvement in adult vocational education; (3) solicit opinions about the desirability of coordination; and (4) assess views toward 24 possible factors that…

Discusses the concept of educational brokering. Describes the Hudson County (New Jersey) Community College Commission's use of leased facilities, adjunct faculty, and contractual agreements with institutions within and outside of the county to utilize their facilities and faculty in specific program areas. (JG)

Considers the application of purposive cooperative structures to guide community colleges in functioning effectively with other community schools and agencies. Provides examples of Charette, Delphi, and Community Forum models and examines established cooperative structures at Lane, Clackamus, and Denver Community Colleges. (CM)

Describes the current teacher credentialing situation in California, the community college Teacher and Reading Development Partnership (TRDP) program, and six California community college programs dedicated to the elimination of an acute teacher shortage. Reports that, by targeting the state's community colleges as the future educational outlets…

Discusses ways in which community colleges have used collaboration and partnerships to enlarge resource bases, examining a range of approaches for addressing collaborative facility development. Reviews examples of community college facilities acquisition, construction, leasing, and shared-usage. Identifies issues and challenges involved with such…

Community colleges have long relied on informal and unstructured collaborations for survival and success. This article describes the need for more complex collaborative relationships with external constituents. Examples of emerging types of structured collaboration are presented, as are the implications of these collaborations for faculty,…

Describes two tiers of accountability reporting: (1) external reporting requirements; and (2) internal management diagnostics. Contends that the locus of control for Tier 2 reporting resides within the institutions, and that community college executives should concentrate more on using these types of administrative records more effectively. (EMH)

Describes articulation agreements, special recruiting efforts, special degrees, scholarships, and convenient locations as some of the ways for-profit institutions are actively pursuing community college students. For-profit institutions are increasingly "transfer friendly," as several examples illustrate. (SLD)

Can community colleges make better use of data to improve student outcomes? That's the fundamental idea behind "Achieving the Dream: Community Colleges Count," a bold initiative launched in 2003 by Lumina Foundation for Education to help community college students succeed--particularly, low-income students and students of color, who have…

This case study examined the separation of a community college from a local university where both had functioned as one for 20 years. The study used Robert Yin's model of investigating a "real-life" situation and several sources of data including: informal interviews, field notes, and archival data. In addition, the metaphor of…

Described is an innovative plan by which two community colleges and the electronic engineering department of a nearby university joined, under terms of a reciprocal agreement, to transfer a new electronics technology from an industry setting (the research laboratory) to the two colleges which performed needed work for the laboratory. (Author/AJ)

The Valley View Illinois Youth Center developed a community college program, Prevocational Orientation and Guidance Program for Juvenile Offenders, structured around four components: vocational exposure classes; industrial field trips; job seeking skills development sessions; and individual vocational counseling. Program effectiveness is evaluated…

The Shawnee College Vienna Correctional Center Vocational Programs System is a comprehensive career education delivery system utilizing the latest and best of the exemplary-demonstration models of both public and private educational delivery systems and correctional education delivery systems. (Author)

Although interinstitutional cooperation in higher education is not new, colleges have historically functioned as independent agencies whose activities have reinforced competitiveness and separateness. Current financial conditions, board mandates, and the realization that more can be accomplished through cooperation have brought about a new wave of…