A Cooperative Approach to Post-Secondary Education in Maine: York County Community College Services.

Autor/in	Connick, George P.
Titel	A Cooperative Approach to Post-Secondary Education in Maine: York County Community College Services.
Quelle	(1974), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Community Services; Educational Planning; Facility Planning; Institutional Cooperation; Shared Facilities; Shared Services; Statewide Planning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Gemeindenahe Versorgung; Bildungsplanung; Institute; Co-operation; Cooperation; Institut; Kooperation; Gemeinschaftsküche; Planwirtschaft
Abstract	A planning committee of educators in Maine made three recommendations for extending educational opportunities below the baccalaureate level to more people: (1) the development of a comprehensive community college structure for the state; (2) the use of existing public and private facilities instead of constructing new buildings; and (3) the creation of a counseling center for each community college, using leased facilities near the center of the community. The model was tested in York County because of the low income level, the lack of amy public postsecondary institution, and the availability of the facilities and services of two private colleges. To date, seven educational institutions are involved in the project. York County Community College Services began classes on Sept. 5, 1973, with 38 courses and 315 students. In its second semester, enrollment is nearly double, at a cost to the state significantly lower than that of existing publicly supported campuses. Student surveys indicate that 90 percent of the students are attending college for the first time and that they would not be attending except for the college's proximity and low cost. A second phase now being developed in an open-entry, open-exit instructional system. (KM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01