This study sought to: determine foreign language enrollments compared to total humanities and total college enrollments in two-year institutions; examine foreign language course offerings in 1975 and 1977; and determine if institutional size is related to the range of foreign languages offered. (SW)

In recent years, increasing numbers of students have enrolled in colleges and universities on a part-time basis. However, this analysis indicates that, although the number of part-time students has increased markedly, the growth has not been uniform among all kinds of institutions. Public two-year institutions show the strongest increases. (JMD)

Examines the influence that journalism has had in the life of Lisa Nunley. States that Nunley graduated with a full two-year journalism scholarship to a local college, and that Nunley knew exactly what she wanted to do with her life. Chronicles Nunley's rise in the high school newspaper ranks. Concludes with a statement of Nunley's future goals.…

Drawing from a national survey conducted by the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges (AACJC), this report offers institutional and national statistics on two-year college enrollments, faculty, staff, degrees awarded, and student fees. Introductory material provides information on the AACJC and its affiliated councils,…

A two-year master's degree program in international business studies was initiated by the College of Business Administration at the University of South Carolina to educate the business manager who will deal with foreign countries. The language component comprises an important part of the program. (SW)

Describes a two-year literacy project: an innovative adult basic skills class designed and orchestrated by the students themselves, where Head Start mothers and college-student volunteer tutors worked together. Attributes the project's enormous success to combining the whole-language approach with oral history and the writing process, resulting in…

To increase student success in technical content area reading, the reading abilities of l,027 students and the readability levels of ll0 textbooks were evaluated at a California community college. Results indicated a significant portion of students were reading more than two years below the level of currently used texts. (Author/BS)

Instructors from 14 South Carolina two-year institutions participated in a pilot project to restructure and standardize a course in Human Relations offered at each college. The current status and objectives of the course were analyzed, modules were developed, and a model of participation was recommended to facilitate continual statewide course…

Charts the growth of energy education programs in two-year colleges, comparing 1978 and 1980 survey findings. Reveals emphases on short-term courses and community education rather than degree/certificate programs. Reviews factors in the slow development of degree programs. Suggests "selling" programs before organizing them, underscoring their…

This 1995 report from the State of New Mexico Commission on Higher Education presents factual information about New Mexico's colleges and universities and the students attending these institutions as of November 1994. Highlights of the report include: (1) 99,000 students are currently enrolled in public two-year colleges and universities; (2) six…

The goal of this study was to describe what motivates adult women enrolled in a community college to pursue higher education. Utilizing profile analysis and multiple regression analyses, this study investigated the extent to which gender, English as a first language, and age predicted the seven factors of the Education Participation Scale (A-form)…

Provides a review and critique of current institutional approaches to quality and offers suggestions for the enhancement of quality in the two-year college through self-assessment and program design encompassing inputs, outcomes, the educational process, and the integrality of these concepts. (AYC)

Asserts that universal educational opportunity is essential to the achievement of peace and prosperity. Refutes the premise that there is no time for humanities instruction in two-year college vocational programs. Argues that well-planned and well-presented humanities instruction in programs for technicians can lead to lifelong learning after…

Control is a balance between decision-making at the state and institutional levels. In Mississippi, locally controlled two-year institutions with state coordination from an effective community college system, which will meet future needs if imaginative and diverse local participation in statewide concerns continues. (LS)

The purpose of this single-site case study was to explore and describe community college students' perceptions of linked courses instructors' use of Chickering and Gamson's (1987) Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education within student learning communities and students' perceptions of how important the principles were in helping…