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Samuels, Keisha; Estes, M. Todd; Eckman, Heather; Gillerlain, Kelly; Jenkins, Shanda; Miller-Edwards, Wendy; Reinauer, Olivia; Walker, Nicole – Inquiry, 2019
Community colleges offer an array of programs designed to help students meet different goals. Noncredit education provides training for students seeking targeted, often shorter, courses for personal and professional enrichment (Cohen, Brawer, & Kisker, 2014). Many community colleges are now increasingly emphasizing noncredit workforce…
Descriptors: Credits, Noncredit Courses, Best Practices, Community Colleges
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Howell, David; Serignese, Maryanne; Anderson, Shawn; Dodson, Rachel; McDowell, Joshua; Miller, Jesse; Newcomer, Dana; Sanders, Regina; Shehan, Brooklyn – Inquiry, 2019
12.5 million secondary and postsecondary students are currently enrolled in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in the United States ("Career," 2019). CTE programs provide students with the academic skills, technical skills, knowledge, and training necessary to succeed in future careers and to become lifelong learners…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Educational Benefits, Competency Based Education, Community Colleges
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Hodges, Richard A. – Inquiry, 2019
The 1954 rulings in the United States Supreme Court cases of "Brown v Board of Education" was a landmark event in civil rights history. As momentous as the rulings were, they were not embraced by many Southern politicians. This was especially true in Virginia where Harry F. Byrd, Sr., U. S. Senator from Virginia, embarked on a campaign…
Descriptors: Desegregation Litigation, School Desegregation, Civil Rights, United States History