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America's great idea: Advancing community college education in the US and abroad
John V. Clevenger
Professor Emeritus, Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV Chair, Society Committee on Education Task Force on Two-Year College Activities
240th ACS National Meeting August 23, 2010
Objectives
? Review the unique and changing landscape of community colleges ? Responsive community- and student-oriented role ? Growing enrollment ? Increasing diversity ? Expanding internationalization
? Explore the opportunities for chemistry education ? Facilitating student transitions ? Extending the American Chemistry Society's response
? Share strategies for leveraging America's great idea
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Community College Landscape
Who has... ? attended a community college? ? taught at a community college? ? taught students who transferred from a community college? ? established a partnership with a community college?
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Unique and Changing Landscape
The growth and evolution of an uniquely American institution of higher education ? 1901 ? first community college (Joliet Junior College) ? 1930s ? development of job training programs in response to the depression ? 1944 ? GI bill ? 1947 ? Truman Commission's report Higher Education for Democracy
(recommended a network of public community colleges) ? 1960 ? establishment of Kellogg Junior College Leadership Programs ? 1960s ? development of a national network of public community colleges ? 1988 ? Commission on Future of Community Colleges (defined community
not only as a region to be served, but as a climate to be created) ? 2009 ? Presidential challenge to increase proportion of college graduates
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Community-oriented Landscape
Number and type of two-year colleges*
? Total:
1195
? Public:
987
? Independent: 177
? Tribal:
31
* Does not include branch campuses
Phillippe, K.A., & Sullivan, L.G. National profile of community colleges: Trends and statistics (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Community College Press, 2005.
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Student-oriented Landscape
Two-year colleges... ? are distinct educational institutions with their own missions ? share common goals
? provide access to higher education ? serve community ? pursue common practices ? open admissions ? low tuition
American Association of Community Colleges, Community Colleges Past to Present,
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Student-oriented Landscape
Two-Year College Enrollment
? Total:
11.5 million
? Credit: 6.5 million
? Noncredit: 5.0 million
? Full-time:
41%
? Part-time:
59%
Phillippe, K.A., & Sullivan, L.G. National profile of community colleges: Trends and statistics (4th ed.). Washington, DC: Community College Press, 2005.
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Diverse Landscape
Two-Year College Student Demographics
Women
60%
Men
40%
Racial and ethnic minorities 35%
Black 13%
Hispanic 15%
Asian/Pacific Islander 6%
Native American 1%
First generation
39%
American Association of Community Colleges, Fast Facts, January 2008,
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