This chapter examines institutionally funded free community college programs that address specific community workforce needs. Within the article, the authors showcase "Rediscover LCCC," a foundation-funded scholarship program at Laramie County Community College in Wyoming that pays students' tuition and fees for up to three years in…

When linked to program review and improvement, program evaluation can help practitioners to ensure that career-technical education (CTE) and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs offer equitable access and outcomes for underserved student groups.

This chapter provides a summary of the aforementioned chapters and includes implications for policy and practice and lessons for the future as it relates to CTE programs and STEM education.

This chapter describes some of the forces that worked to move the 2-year college away from the liberal arts and toward vocational programs. The analysis centers on agencies that made job training a priority.

Since 1986, with the creation of the Renovation ("Doi moi") policy, Vietnam has demonstrated a strong commitment to the improvement of its higher education system. After 25 years of opening its doors to the global educational environment, Vietnam has achieved some notable accomplishments. The country's higher educational system has…

The experience of technology change pervades people's lives. Sometimes it comes in the guise of a new smart phone, e-reader, or patch for a leaky artery. Other times, it appears as a new way to track packages, connect with others through social networks, or find one's way around an unfamiliar place. Or it reveals itself as a new surgical…

This article reports the reactions of twenty-seven professors now teaching in community college leadership programs who responded to the question, "What issues do you emphasize in your courses and what issues most concern your students/practitioners?" It also draws on a separate survey of forty-seven state directors and on the writings of four…

This chapter analyzes the educational attainment of Hispanic and other sub-baccalaureate students in certificate and associate degree programs.

Addresses the community college role in growing workforce, economic, and community needs. Provides definitions, principles, and models associated with new vocational education policies and programs in community colleges. (Contains 31 references.) (AUTH/NB)

Discusses the role of community college leadership in confronting the challenges of vocational education presented in an environment of new technologies, global competition, and changing demographics. Contains 16 references. (AUTH/NB)

Addresses the issue of partnerships and collaborations among community colleges and other community interests for vocational education opportunities. Discusses best practices as well as limitations of collaborations. (Contains 18 references.) (NB)

Focuses on the involvement of two-year colleges in tech prep within multiple workforce development partnerships particular to the unique geography of Texas. (Contains 17 references.) (AUTH/NB)