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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
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
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
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
Direct linkRendon, 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
Grzywinski, Carol M. – Journal of Developmental & Remedial Education, 1983
Supports the use of the Testing T as an organizational tool to help students anticipate exam questions based on notes from lectures and prepare sample answers. Answers students' common questions about the method, such as "How many questions should I write?" and "How long should it take?" (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, High Risk Students, Study Skills
Hunter, Ruth L.; Ratliffe, Sharon A. – 1991
Since 1980, the percentage of ethnic minority students at Golden West College (GWC) has nearly doubled. To meet the English language needs of this rapidly growing student population, a speaking and listening course was introduced into the curriculum in 1982, followed by a pronunciation course in 1985. Both courses were part of the…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Community Colleges, Community Cooperation, Community Involvement
Gay, Melvin L.; Boukouvalas, Costas S. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1989
Describes Central Piedmont Community College's (North Carolina) tracking system for underprepared college students. Explains the system's components and characteristics, including pre-enrollment college visits, skills assessment, orientation, placement, formal and informal contacts between instructors and support services staff, and end-of-quarter…
Descriptors: College Admission, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Student Evaluation
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This five-part anthology presents descriptions of 22 classroom projects undertaken by a consortium of Missouri community colleges and elementary and secondary schools, directed by St. Louis Community College. The collection comprises the following articles: "Views of an Elementary Teacher" (Susan Biffignani); "Writing To Learn and…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Classroom Techniques, College School Cooperation, Community Colleges
Cicco and Associates, Murrysville, PA. – 1979
A retrospective comparative analysis of data collected between 1975 and 1979 was undertaken at Westmoreland County Community College (WCCC) to quantitatively determine the impact of WCCC's developmental education program on: (1) the persistence and academic performance of underprepared students; (2) the college's financial situation; and (3) the…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Community Benefits, Community Colleges
Losak, John – 1984
Two studies were conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the academic performance of students who entered the college with low skill levels or test scores. The first study sought to assess the proportion of associate of arts (AA) graduates passing at least three of four of the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) subtests…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Community Colleges, High Risk Students, Scores
Schuetz, Pam – 2002
This digest is drawn from the spring 2002 issue of New Directions for Community Colleges, titled "Next Steps for the Community College." It summarizes three overlapping challenges facing colleges in the coming decade: educating a more diverse student body, assessing student outcomes, and maintaining the educated workforce needed to meet…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Colleges, Developmental Studies Programs, Educationally Disadvantaged
Johnson, B. Lamar, Ed. – New Directions for Community Colleges, 1982
Issues in defining and conceptualizing general education in the two-year college are examined in this collection of essays. After introductory remarks, B. Lamar Johnson reviews the findings of the 1952 California Study of General Education and discusses their current applicability. Next, K. Patricia Cross reviews trends in general education from…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College Role, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
