ERIC Number: ED276485
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Jan-2
Pages: 78
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
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Kansas Community College Business/Industry Relationships Report, 1985-86 School Year.
Gainous, Fred; And Others
Statewide data were gathered to determine the extent of the relationship between business and industry and Kansas's community college system during the 1985-86 school year. Analyses of the data indicated that: (1) the community college system served 20,175 employees of 425 businesses in the state with 731 courses and 351 non-credit services offered through 40 major educational programs; (2) on the average, each college served 1,120.8 employees of 22.4 businesses with 43 courses and 19.5 non-credit services; (3) the number of businesses served by the colleges ranged from a low of 2 companies to a high of 82 firms; (4) each of the colleges generated at least 22 credit hours by serving business/industry, while one college generated 3,378.5 credit hours by doing so; (5) six of the colleges offered no non-credit services, while one institution offered 99 non-credit services; (6) three schools served 41.6% of all businesses/industries; and (7) the most significant educational programs in terms of numbers of businesses served were allied health, business, and management, which accounted for 48% of the businesses and over 31% of the employees served by the state system. The bulk of the report consists of tables providing statewide and institutional data on business/industry relations. (LAL)
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka.
Identifiers - Location: Kansas
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