Describes the science education improvement project at Hostos Community College (New York). The curriculum consists of a melding of technology and pure science, based on the premise that "science-poor" societies should give priority to applied science education. (JDS)

Describes a program developed by College of Marin (California) called College for Kids. The program serves gifted children in the district through special courses designed to supplement the efforts of the elementary and middle school districts. It reflects a partnership of the college, the county board of education, and the 16 participating county…

A study of the economic impact of the community college system of the Commonwealth of Virginia showed that the community colleges returned as much or more to the state in economic benefits than they drew from the state budget. It appears that pay-off on investment in education can be measured in the short run. (JDS)

A study of community college institutional research showed that institutional researchers are currently more involved in routine data gathering and reporting activities than in management, planning, or evaluation activities. The merging of these roles must be accomplished if institutional research is to be successful.

A nationwide survey of community college legislation introduced and made operative between 1973 and 1975 indicates a trend toward greater state control of postsecondary education. Numerous specific cases are cited in affected areas ranging from regulations concerning facilities to laws dealing with governance. New collective bargaining legislation…

Community colleges face stagnation unless new resources are found to permit them to grow. Federal revenue sharing grants to states and communities, affording retention of local education control, provide community colleges with an opportunity for obtaining these new resources. (JDS)

Because of the divergent natures and demands of on-campus constituencies, the college president can fall into the trap of making decisions that bolster his popularity at institutional expense. Although popularity and sound decision-making are not mutually exclusive, the key to successful management lies with the methods used by the president with…

This article recounts the factors which led the author to leave the presidency of a community college for that of a senior institution and later return to a much changed community college scene. Anecdotally recalling several of the problems faced by community college presidents, suggestions for improved relationships within the higher education…

This article reports the activities and successes of the "Special Schools" operated by South Carolina's Technical Education System (TEC), which provide local people with pre-employment training individually designed for new industries moving into the community. In 14 years, 53,903 people have completed job training for 451 new and expanding…

Community colleges do not represent a dumping ground or dead-end for blacks and other minorities. Rather, they provide in many instances the only opportunity for minority students to obtain postsecondary schooling. Response of the community college to the needs of minority students has been far greater than that of senior institutions. If…

This article reports the results of a survey of all community college human services programs in the 14 states of the South. Included are discussions of important issues: program objectives, curricular design, use of field training, graduate placement assessment, and the identification of the human services field. (JDS)

Article proposed a framework of a new system of education and suggest some ways to get us from where we are now to being truly community-based and performance-oriented. (Author/RK)

The author, the vice president of the AACJC, interviewed Ervin Harlacher, chancellor of the Junior College District of Metropolitan Kansas City, Mo., on his interpretation of community-based, performance-oriented education and its implications. (Editor/RK)

This MPD system, very cursorily sketched above, outlines a planning framework in which a community college management team structures and monitors selected experiences most responsive to individual training requirements and institutional management needs. (Author)

Article examined the question of whether we as a society will be better off in the long run if our colleges are run by experts, by people who work full-time as toilers in the educational vineyard, or by laymen who devote part-time efforts to their trusteeship. (Author/RK)