ERIC Number: ED085045
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Publication Date: 1973-Apr
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Two-Year Colleges--the Current Phenomenon in Higher Education. A Special Supplement to the Handbook of Aid to Higher Education.
Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY.
A report on two-year colleges is organized as follows: (1) introduction to the two-year colleges--why a report on two-year colleges, profile of two-year colleges (growth, enrollment, number and diversity), private two-year colleges, public two-year colleges, two-year college-business alliance, support and governance, role of two-year colleges, and non-traditional two-year colleges; (2) grants and funded projects in two-year colleges--funded projects of the American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, corporate contributions to two-year colleges, foundation grants to two-year colleges, and government funding of two-year colleges; and (3) areas of need and opportunity in two-year colleges (such as financial aid, curricular reform, bilingual/bicultural/minority/ethnic women's studies, specialized training, occupational education, improved guidance, remedial programs, and more responsive and individualized programs). A bibliography concludes the report. (KM)
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Needs, Enrollment Rate, Federal Aid, Financial Support, Governance, Grants, Guides, Postsecondary Education, Private Colleges, Private Financial Support, School Business Relationship, State Colleges, Two Year Colleges
Council for Financial Aid to Education, 6 East 45th Street, New York, New York 10017 ($5.00)
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Authoring Institution: Council for Financial Aid to Education, New York, NY.