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Jamerson, Frances – Community College Frontiers, 1979
Criticizes the efforts of community college instructors to achieve the status of college professors through over-specializing, opposing the open door policy, and emphasizing transfer programs. Asserts that community college teachers should be selected for teaching competence and experience, commitment to community affairs, and belief in the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Open Enrollment, Professional Recognition
Download full textHolbrook, Marcia – 1993
Teaching basic writing at an open-admissions, urban, commuter community college involves the instructor with a clientele of student writers with a wide variety and complexity of needs and abilities. According to much research, demands by some scholars for having students write more than just "themes" is inappropriate for such students.…
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style, Community Colleges
Gerardi, Steven John – 1990
In 1970, the City University of New York (CUNY) adopted an open-admissions policy, under which any student with a high school degree has the right of access to CUNY community colleges. Subsequently, CUNY was faced with large numbers of students in need of basic skills instruction. By the end of the 1970's, the Freshman Skills Assessment Program…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Admission (School)
Boss, Roberta S. – 1982
The public junior college was conceived with an "open door" to give the disadvantaged high school graduate another chance to break the poverty cycle and the minority student an opportunity to extend his/her skills and career options. Since its inception in the early 1900's, the mission of the junior college has changed. The initial focus on…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational History
Southerland, Arthur R. – 1986
Stressing the importance of proper management and careful integration of instructional and support programs, this monograph argues that access and selectivity in the community college can complement and temper each other. Chapter I offers a brief historical overview of the relationship between access and selectivity in American higher education,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, College Admission
NIELSEN, MARJORIE L. – 1967
THE GUIDANCE MANUAL HAS BEEN ORGANIZED TO PROVIDE A STATISTICAL BASIS FOR ANALYZING (1) THE NONSELECTIVE ADMISSION POLICY, (2) THE PERFORMANCE OF NATIVE, EVERETT JUNIOR COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO TRANSFER TO 4-YEAR COLLEGES, (3) THE PERFORMANCE OF TRANSFER STUDENTS TO THE JUNIOR COLLEGE WHO LATER ENROLL AT A 4-YEAR COLLEGE, (4) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Admission, College Students, Counseling
Bohuslov, Esther Buchanan; Bohuslov, Ronald L. – 1979
In view of federal and state legislation requiring community colleges to meet the individual needs of physically or developmentally handicapped students, a three-part study was conducted at the College of Alameda to examine the feasibility of instituting a policy that would mandate assessment tests for all incoming students as a means of…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Community Colleges, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
DeFrank, Sister Joseph Leo – 1975
Because the nursing department at Delaware Technical and Community College receives applications from more potential students than it can accommodate, it can no longer accept all applicants. The class which began in September 1975 was selected by a random selection process; this gave rise to numerous objections from rejected students, parents,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Admission Criteria, College Admission, Educational Opportunities
Cushman, Kathleen; Cervone, Barbara; Rowley, Lisa – 2003
Reports on monetary awards made by MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Awards to two colleges: West Hills Community College (WHCC), California; and Sinclair Community College (SCC), Ohio. The awards spotlight the singular role outstanding community colleges play in helping underserved youth and adults succeed in college and career.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Awards, Community Colleges, Disadvantaged Environment
Peer reviewedBeck, Marilyn C. – Community and Junior College Journal, 1980
Proposes human potential seminars on topics such as "study skills" or "library use" as alternatives to traditional freshman orientation courses. Examines the implementation of the seminars at Lurleen B. Wallace Junior College and discusses their effectiveness in improving the self-concept and retention of high-risk students.…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, High Risk Students, Nontraditional Students, Open Enrollment
Lockhart, Derrell C. – School Shop, 1977
The welding training program at Kirkwood Community College, Iowa, combines modular instruction, video tape technology, variable entry and exit registration, competency-based evaluation, self-pacing, and student-centered learning environment. Each learning module includes behavioral objectives, tests, lessons and materials, and completion…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Individualized Programs, Learning Modules, Open Enrollment
Peer reviewedRoueche, Suanne D.; Roueche, John E. – Community College Journal, 1993
Provides an update on community college responses to the new student majority who lack the skills to succeed in college-level work. Defines "at-risk students," identifies college responses to literacy problems, describes promising instructional strategies, and highlights problems in evaluating programs for at-risk students. (DMM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Strategies, Evaluation Problems, High Risk Students
Dietrich, Marilyn L. – 1996
As part of an effort to improve the image of Mercer County Community College, in New Jersey, a faculty member conducted interviews of 15 colleagues and 4 students to determine their perceptions of the college. Participants were asked about their present attitudes towards the college, their views when they first began, what the college does best,…
Descriptors: College Environment, Community Colleges, Institutional Characteristics, Negative Attitudes
London, Howard B. – 1982
Reasons for slipping academic standards in U.S. community colleges and a specific program combating this problem are discussed. Two reasons are offered for this slippage; the first has to do with the ambiguous state of the community college faculty. These teachers are said to have difficulty defining their roles because they feel a powerlessness…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Educational Demand
Herd, Ruby H. – 1977
Following a description of the facilities, programs, and students of El Centro College (Texas), this paper reviews the conflicts arising between the mandates of external certifying boards, the expectations of hospital administrators and other medical personnel, and the realities of community college philosophy, planning, staffing and budgeting for…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Problems, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Colleges
