The public community junior college is the one institution of higher education that purports to serve all of the people all of the time. Characterized by an open admission policy, these colleges accept all students who can profit from an educational experience. Community colleges are attempting to provide creative ways of humanizing the…

The papers in this volume, except for the last one, were delivered at the March 1970 National Conference of the American Association for Higher Education held in Chicago. Part I deals with "who should decide who goes to college," and contains a paper by Wayne Morse who concludes that it is the people who should make the decision, since it's for…

This paper summarizes the features of the City University of New York's (CUNY) open admissions plan and briefly describes its accompanying research component. Its major features are: (1) a system of 4 and 2 year colleges, with students eligible for the 4-year institutions if their high school average is 80 or better or if they rank in the top half…

This report examines the attitudes of 1,100 City University of New York (CUNY) freshmen, both Open Admissions (OA) and regular students, towards OA. For the purpose of this study OA freshmen in the senior colleges were those with high school averages below 80; OA freshmen in the transfer program of community colleges were those with averages below…

The Council for Basic Education sponsored an all-day symposium on open admissions in 1971. This booklet contains the full text of the addresses given on that occasion, as well as the major part of the discussion among the panelists and answers to questions from the audience. The aim of the symposium was not only to provide information about…

This study researched the impact of special admissions programs on general admission policies in 5 San Francisco Bay area colleges and universities during a period of 5 years ending June 1971. The study was conducted to determine more specifically: (1) what general admissions policies were waived for special admissions students; (2) what was the…

This paper presents an outline of Great Britain's Open University from its ideological inception through its ultimate development and present functioning. The objectives of the University appear in the charter as follows: "The objects of the University shall be the advancement and dissemination of learning and knowledge by teaching and…

Provides three arguments in support of open admissions: (1) it continues historical precedent by perpetuating a dual educational system of openness and selectivity; (2) it maximizes educational opportunity and assists in the democratization of the citizenry; and (3) it is more equitable than questionable predictive devices. (MB)

Argues that community colleges must maintain their integrity by being true to the philosophy and mission of open access and articulating that mission to constituents in an effective and consistent manner. Discusses the evolving democratization of higher education, misunderstandings and criticisms of open access, and ways to maintain open…

Four community college presidents (i.e., Robert A. Anderson, New Mexico Junior College; Flora Mancuso Edwards, Hostos Community College (NY); D. Kent Sharples, Horry-Georgetown Technical College (SC); and George B. Vaughan, Piedmont Virginia Community College) offer explanations of how community colleges can maintain open-door admissions, provide…

Maintains that open door admissions and educational quality are not in conflict but rather both desirable and possible. Examines ways a community college can support quality in an open door admissions environment, stressing institutional commitment to reasonable achievement standards. (DMM)

Educational and occupational aspirations of college freshmen were analyzed by sex and ability level. The sample was divided into "traditional" students who would have qualified for admission to the City University of New York prior to the open admissions policy, and "open admissions" students. (Author)

Experimental college deals with the problem of maintaining academic standards with an open admissions policy. (HS)