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Direct linkJacobs, Jim – Community College Journal, 2013
Just as good community colleges pivot to mirror the needs of their local communities, the multistate Auto Communities Consortium (ACC) continues to evolve to counteract the challenges encountered by employers in its service region. Established in 2010 to address pervasive economic losses faced by communities whose major employers were auto…
Descriptors: Manufacturing, Community Colleges, Consortia, Job Development
Download full textPingel, Sarah – Education Commission of the States, 2014
The outcomes states gain from investing in postsecondary financial aid programs remain hotly debated, leading to great interest in developing programs that are both cost-effective and productive in helping states meet goals. In the 2012-13 academic year, states collectively provided approximately $11.2 billion in financial aid to students enrolled…
Descriptors: State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Postsecondary Education, College Students
Peer reviewedWismer, Jack N. – Catalyst, 1995
Describes a study of companies served by workforce training programs offered at 25 Michigan community colleges. Indicates that 90.6% (n=264) of business and industry respondents were satisfied or very satisfied with their training program, and that 94% thought the programs were important or very important. Discusses implications of the findings…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Education Work Relationship
ERSKINE, EDWARD J. – 1966
THE MACOMB ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SPONSORED A COUNTY SURVEY BY EDUCATORS AND LAY CITIZENS TO DETERMINE THE CURRENT STATUS AND THE FUTURE NEED FOR OCCUPATIONAL EDUCATION. DATA WERE COLLECTED ON SUCH VARIABLES AS POPULATION TRENDS, CURRENT AND PROJECTED MANPOWER NEEDS, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, OCCUPATIONAL PLANS OF HIGH SCHOOL…
Descriptors: Community Surveys, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Employment Patterns
Peer reviewedTownsend, Barbara K. – Michigan Community College Journal: Research & Practice, 2001
Uses the examples of remedial education, K-16 initiatives, and workforce preparation to illustrate how these values influence higher education policy at community colleges. Policymakers should recognize that these values may conflict, therefore leading to controversy. States that cultural/social values dominating the development of educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educational Finance
Packwood, Gene; And Others – 1982
In 1981, a study was conducted to determine the collective impact of Michigan's 29 public community colleges on the state's economy. Differing from other economic impact studies in its emphasis on human capital as an economic resource, rather than on institutional spending and investment, the study involved the examination of existing statewide…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Community Colleges, Cooperative Programs, Enrollment
