A program at Sinclair Community College (Ohio) allows older students to earn credit for prior, off-campus learning. Program requirements include 5 or more years of significant paid or volunteer work experience and adequate writing skills, followed by the development of portfolios documenting the student's past learning experiences. (LH)

Erie County Community College (New York) has developed a zero-based program budgeting system to meet current fiscal problems and diminished resources. The system allocates resources on the basis of program effectiveness and market potential. (LH)

Describes the activities of the Education-Work Council at Bayamon Regional College (Puerto Rico), one of six colleges participating in a demonstration program aimed at addressing the problems of unemployed youth. (LH)

Activities of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges throughout 1977 are highlighted. (LH)

The characteristics and expectations of non-traditional community college students are examined. It is emphasized that changes in bottom-line services and programs will need to be made in order to accomodate this large group. (LH)

Describes the involvement of Keystone Junior College (Pennsylvania) in the Courses by Newspaper project. (LH)

Presents the priorities for federal and private support of postsecondary occupational education adopted by AACJC's Council on Occupational Education. (LH)

Discusses the pros and cons of specialized accreditation, concluding that, although specialized accreditation agencies are necessary for the protection of public interest, especially in health-related fields and for licensure approval to practice, their proliferation should be controlled through a collective response by community colleges under a…

The Civil Service College in San Francisco provides preentry level training, inservice training, and promotional training for public employment. The free classes are open to the general public and cover five curriculum areas: supervision and management, clerical and secretarial, communication, community service, and technical. (MB)

Since the first honors sections of freshman English, 11 years ago, at Rockland Community College (New York), honors programs have been developed in literature, humanities studies, management development, mathematics and science, and faculty mentor/talented student counseling. (MB)

Discusses hiring, evaluation, involvement, and competencies of the increasing number of part-time teachers in colleges throughout the country, and the unclear expectations placed on them. Includes a competencies questionnaire for part-time instructors developed at Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute.

Discusses the need to provide part-time instructors with orientation, evaluation, and formalized instructional resources to insure quality teaching, suggesting an instructional materials resource center, with regular faculty support, and books on learning theory, educational periodicals, tapes, and workbooks on instruction design. (MB)

Describes a women's carpentry class in which 15 women received instruction in the use of tools and math as applied to carpentry, were counseled in nontraditional occupations for women, and, as a project, built a house. (MB)

Considers the role of solar energy in meeting the nation's energy requirements and the future needs for solar technicians and mechanics. Discusses the precautions community colleges must take in training these workers, to ensure that the demand be met without flooding the job market. (MB)

Outlines strategies which have proven successful in developing, conducting, and passing tax referendum campaigns, with regard to collection of data, length of campaign, need for competent leadership, development of community and business support, and use of students, administrators, and school staff in conducting the campaign. (MB)