Annually, ACT provides each state with "The Condition of College & Career Readiness," a report that details the college readiness of students who took the ACT[R] test. This report is a companion to "The Condition of College & Career Readiness." This paper traces the college enrollment, retention, re-enrollment, and…

Presents findings from a survey of art faculty in two-year colleges in Illinois, focusing on community college art departments and their faculty, articulation agreements between two- and four-year college art programs in Illinois, two-year college art curricula and their transfer orientation, transfer difficulties and student follow-up, and…

This study was directed toward determining if uniformity existed in the role of the fine arts administrative supervisor and the fine arts program in the Illinois public junior colleges. Answers to the following questions were sought: (1) Is there a uniform interpretation of terminology among the fine arts administrative supervisors to describe…

During the 1976 fall term, the 39 public community college districts of Illinois reported a combined total of 2,959 educational curricula in 183 fields of study. Student enrollment numbered 344,601. Curriculum offerings ranged from 34 to 444 instructional programs at the district level, with enrollment varying from 1,347 in the smallest district…

Presented are papers and subsequent discussions from four junior college faculty in-service seminars held in the spring of 1968 and jointly sponsored by Illinois State University and four junior colleges (Illinois Central, Illinois Valley Community, Joliet Junior, and Sauk Valley). At each seminar, the moderator and three panelists appeared…

The Illinois community college system is comprised of 39 districts encompassing 49 campuses which served a fall 1974 enrollment of 267,156 (over 50 percent of all students enrolled in public institutions of higher education in Illinois). According to legislative dictum, Illinois community colleges must offer programs in liberal arts and sciences,…

This manual is designed to provide guidance for Illinois community college districts in preparing program proposals, applications for approval of courses or units of public service, or applications for reasonable and moderate extensions of approved programs. After an overview of the program approval and program review processes, the next five…

Highlights of a study of student enrollments in the various instructional programs offered by the Illinois public community colleges for Fall 1977 are presented. Each instructional program was classified by the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) taxonomy, and student enrollment data, as reported by the colleges, were compiled for…

An overview is provided of the governance, enrollments, programs, finances, facilities, and significant activities and concerns of Illinois' public community colleges. The report begins by describing the organization of the state system into 39 public community college districts and 52 colleges. The next section deals with student enrollment,…

The 39 Illinois public community college districts currently offer 3,467 individual curricula within 258 discrete occupational fields. Within the past 18 months, slightly more curricula have been withdrawn then added, with the office occupations category showing a net gain of 36 curricula and the categories of home economics and protective…

Focuses on two aspects of governance and policy: the electoral process by which community college trustees are selected and the responsiveness of colleges to their communities as manifested by their programs. Available from Journal of Politics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611. (Author/IRT)

IN FALL 1967, THE 32 ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES ENROLLED 83,804 STUDENTS, REPRESENTING 52,327 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENTS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES DETAILED INFORMATION FOR THE SYSTEM AND FOR EACH COLLEGE--(1) ENROLLMENT DATA, (2) APPLICATIONS, ADMISSIONS, AND ENROLLMENTS, (3) HIGH SCHOOL RANKS AND ENTRANCE TEST SCORES OF ENTERING FRESHMEN, (4)…

During the 1988-89 academic year, the public community colleges in Illinois reviewed the general education component of their baccalaureate/transfer degree programs. Subsequently, the colleges were asked to respond to a series of questions about the following: (1) the relationship of the general education curriculum to program objectives and other…

Using original source documents, secondary sources, and the author's personal knowledge, this ten-chapter monograph traces the development of the Illinois junior and community colleges from 1946 through 1980. While focusing on the characteristics, functions, and legislative mandates of the colleges in the 1940's, Chapter I also summarizes the…

With the aid of a grant from the Advanced Institutional Development Program, a group of Central YMCA Community College (CYCC) faculty were given released time to inquire into curriculum priorities. This document establishes the focal points of future curriculum discussions and outlines the developments which this faculty group hopes will ensue as…