San Antonio College Library

In this concise, evidence-based guide for educational leaders, the authors argue that two-year colleges can increase their rates of student success by discarding the traditional "cafeteria-style" model of course offerings and instead provide students with a "guided pathways" model in which more educationally coherent programs simplify students' choices without limiting their options and enable students to advance to further education and the labor...

"Student Success: From Board Rooms to Classrooms analyzes the emerging body of scholarly research on student success in an accessible and readable way that community college leaders will find both interesting and relevant. To further illustrate the connections between research and practice, case studies are drawn from community colleges that are engaging in reform. Morest offers a three-pronged approach for community college leaders seeking to improve...

"In this revised and updated fifth edition, the authors include the most vital information about changes in the community college environment that have occurred in the past quarter century. The American Community College will be useful to all concerned with the role and purpose of community institutions in American higher education. The descriptions and analyses of each of the institution's functions can be used by administrators who want to learn...

Describes how to get into, succeed in, and move beyond community college, discussing such topics as financial aid, study techniques, distance learning, extracurricular activities, and transferring to a four-year school.

Given the pervasive influence of distance education and the wired quality of the classroom, the community college has become more important as a satellite institution that connects learners, and is no longer purely a local institution.

A critical examination of America's community colleges based on five case studies and the democratic educational strategies developed by John Dewey. The authors suggest that community colleges must find balance between three traditional roles: transfer, vocational, and community education. Additionally, they consider institutional restructuring tha.

Across the nation, community colleges, K-12 school districts, and universities are collaborating with each other in creative ways that pool resources, increase access, and achieve myriad educational goals. Although not all partnerships include two-year colleges, these institutions serve as a bridge between public schools and four-year colleges, and between schools and the workforce. Despite the perceived benefits of collaboration, many partnerships...

This book is a hands-on, step-by-step guide to building a million-dollar-a-year development office. Community colleges educate nearly half the undergraduates in America yet receive as little as two percent of all gifts to higher education. Private philanthropy is now essential to the mission of community colleges. In order to gain their fair share, community colleges can rely on this book to deploy strategies successfully used by four-year colleges...