Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in February 1993 at Valencia Community College (VCC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and ancillary services of the…

In 1992, a study was conducted at Chipola Junior College (CJC) in Marianna, Florida, to aid in the formulation of plans for housing the educational programs, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of the college for the following 5-year period. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of the plant survey report…

This course outline has been prepared to provide a practical foundation on which data problem solving can be based, and to discipline the student in the art of logical decision-making through lecture and practical case studies for applying the data processing concepts needed to become a programer. Skills and/or knowledge of processing data…

Discusses the Florida legislature's attempts to promote accountability for educational outcomes in its community colleges. Describes Florida's Performance-Based Training and Performance-Based Budgeting, designed to increase college performance while adapting to tightening budgeting requirements. Suggests that there is considerable risk that these…

It is widely acknowledged that many postsecondary students no longer follow a traditional path from college entry to degree at a single institution. Increasingly more students attend multiple institutions, transferring once, twice, or even three times before earning a degree. Standard institution-based reporting tends to ignore these students,…

Pursuant to Florida educational legislation, this report presents findings of an educational plant survey conducted in May 1995 at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC). The report is designed to aid the formulation of plans for housing the educational program, student population, faculty, administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services…

A survey was conducted at Miami-Dade Community College (MDCC) to assess the usefulness of the approach being employed at the college to provide decision makers with institutional research information which involves the large scale distribution of abstracts and/or full research reports to faculty and administrators. Surveys were distributed to all…

In this sourcebook, nine contributors explore the issue of reduced resources for community colleges in the current period of decelerating growth. S. V. Martorana describes how public two-year institutions have become increasingly dependent on state and federal financial support, resulting in losses of college autonomy. W. Gary McGuire examines…

Summaries are provided of the presentations made at Montgomery College's (MC's) two-day conference conducted to acquaint college trustees, staff, and students and the community with major issues likely to affect MC in the 1980's. First, six papers consider economic trends: "Implications of Economic Trends for Higher Education" by Susan Nelson;…

The year 1916-17 undoubtedly marks the close of an important epoch in the history of higher education in the United States. It is impossible to foretell as yet what changes will be wrought in the purposes, methods, and control of higher institutions by the war. But the events mentioned in the closing sections in this review have interrupted the…

The majority of college financial aid offices have seen cuts to their operating budgets this year compared to the 2007-08 academic year when the recession began, according to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrator's latest QuickScan Survey. Sixty-two percent of financial aid offices reported operating budget cuts this year…

All 2,346 graduates of Hawaii community colleges 1975-76 were surveyed in September 1976 using a two-part questionnaire intended to elicit from students both general information and a general evaluation of the students' college experience. The evaluation section requested a rating of importance of 11 educational goals and 12 expectations, and a…

A project was conducted to develop a 2 + 2 articulated training program in health careers to link the last 2 years of secondary and the first 2 years of postsecondary training. During the second year of the secondary project, the first year of training was implemented and the model program was further developed and refined. Project tasks included…

Most of the 27 enrollees in the institute were employed in administrative positions within the North Carolina Community College System. The institute consisted primarily of 3-hour presentations on topics related to the conference theme of "Institutional Effectiveness in Building Communities." Two types of evaluations were conducted. The…

This document contains a classified and annotated list of research studies in education, so far as reported to the Bureau of Education, which were completed in the United States during the year ended June 30, 1927. The compilers have endeavored to make the list as comprehensive as possible. Both published and unpublished studies are included.…