ERIC Number: ED155963
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1976-Feb
Pages: 81
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Servicemen's Opportunity College. A Summary Report to the Carnegie Corporation of New York, October 1, 1974 through September 30, 1975.
American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC.; American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
This summary on Servicemen's Opportunity College (SOC) reports on the progress of the following SOC tasks: recruitment of additional SOCs; exploring extension of SOC to technical and vocational programs; exploring extension of SOC to graduate programs; publishing and distributing SOC catalogs and other materials; encouraging better liaison among SOC and the programs of each service and between civilian institutions and the military services; providing assistance to the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support regarding information on self-study, external degrees, and other nontraditional programs; refining criteria, procedures, and report forms; exploring policies and procedures to monitor institutional compliance with SOC criteria; providing for a continuing evaluation of SOC; exploring issues, policies, and means for planning, liaison, and governing civilian education for military personnel; exploring issues, policies, and options for financing civilian education for military personnel; exploring possible civilian applications of SOC; and providing a veteran's education service for institutions. A list of SOC institutions is appended. (SPG)
Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Sponsor: Department of Defense, Washington, DC.; Carnegie Corp. of New York, NY.
Authoring Institution: American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, Washington, DC.; American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC.
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