Reviews the development of community colleges in Missouri into a more integrated system since the first college was established in 1915. Emphasizes four events: enabling legislation in 1961, a shift in state oversight to postsecondary education in 1974, a 1990 change away from funding based on credit hours, and a decision to hire full time…

Traces the development of South Dakota's four publicly supported technical institutes and five tribal postsecondary institutions, all established during the mid 1960s to early 1970s. Notes that the technical institutes remain under local administrative control. Discusses future trends of vocational education in the state. (JDI)

Reviews the development of community colleges in North Dakota since the first college was established in 1903, focusing on the effects of legislation passed in 1989 authorizing the transformation of the 11 colleges into a unified system. Notes that a purpose statement and many new programs and institutions have been created. (JDI)

Provides an annotated bibliography of eight recent Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) documents on program accreditation and evaluation in the community college. (JDI)

Describes the evolution of the community college movement and general characteristics of present-day colleges. Reviews challenges facing community colleges related to becoming more involved in local communities to rebuild peoples' sense of community, increasing diversity among faculty and administrators, increasing collaboration with the economic…

Describes distance learning programs offered by the LeCroy Center of Texas' Dallas County Community College District. Discusses telecourses; the Dallas College Network, offering live courses via cable television; the Global Learning Network computer network; teleconferences; STARLINK, a professional development program; contract services; and K-12…

Presents results from a study of the status of distance education in community colleges. Discusses the design, support, and administration of telecourses; staffing and teacher training practices; course offerings; and existing assessment and evaluation studies. Addresses criticisms of distance education and cites research results on its…

Describes a study to identify sources of revenue for community colleges, and department chairs' perceptions of their primary financial management roles. Reports that the main source of funding was public money, while only 40.2% of the respondents indicated that seeking external funding was important or very important. (10 citations) (AJL)

Describes a study comparing the characteristics of college-ready and academically underprepared community college students. Reports that underprepared students demonstrated higher levels of test anxiety and a more external locus of control, but did not differ from college-ready students in self-esteem, grade point average, or learning-study…

Describes a study to determine faculty attitudes regarding examination accommodations for students with learning disabilities and disabled students' attitudes regarding such accommodations. Finds that faculty were generally accepting of accommodations, but that students were apprehensive about approaching faculty for assistance and did not clearly…

Provides an annotated bibliography of eight current ERIC documents on the future of community colleges. Presents articles related to issues and challenges facing the colleges, such as demographic changes, new technologies, legislative demands, the need for increased diversity, and declining resources. (AJL)

Examines the underlying forces prompting fundamental change in community colleges to meet the requirements of the Information Age. Recommends that community colleges direct institutional energy toward thinking holistically, streamlining governance, redefining faculty roles, diversifying funding, increasing student options, assuring educational…

Suggests that community college leaders have a clear mandate to place teaching and learning at the top of the educational agenda. Describes the forces--including the educational reform movement, the current political climate, social and demographic trends, and technological advances--driving the mandate to transform teaching and learning. (MAB)

Describes Seattle Central Community College's Coordinated Studies Program (CSP)--a thematic, team-taught, and interdisciplinary set of humanities and social science courses taught as a single course. Compares CSP students' outcomes with the academic performance and persistence of other students, revealing the benefits of CSP's peer and teacher…

Describes changes required to keep America's technical colleges competitive with other colleges, knowledgeable about current technological advancements, and useful to their constituents. Suggests that colleges should require program/course prerequisites, adopt flexible scheduling, pay faculty salaries instead of hourly wages, end state-controlled…