Comp. II 11th Feb. 2013 Mr. Wilson Concept of Community College: Then and Now Joliet Junior College‚ opened in 1901‚ is thought to be the first continuously operating public community college in the United States. By 1998 there were 1‚600 community colleges across all 50 states. Since their creation at the turn of the twentieth century‚ community colleges have provided pathways to higher education. It is an undisputable fact the community colleges have consistently increased their enrollment and
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schools‚ page 18-19; community colleges‚ other schools‚ professional bodies‚ page 20-23‚ key to abbreviations‚ page 23 Undergraduate Institutions Four-year Undergraduate Institutions (Baccalaureate) Location Abilene Christian University Abilene‚ TX Academy of Art University San Francisco‚ CA Adams State College Distance degree Alamosa‚ CO Adelphi University (all campuses) IELTS Band Score 5.5 No minimum score requirement Arkansas Tech University Russellville‚
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Compare and contrast When choosing a college‚ it is important to look at the positives and the negatives between a community college such as NICC and other small community colleges or a bigger university such as Iowa or Iowa State. Some of the positives of a community college include living closer to home‚ less expensive‚ and a familiar location. Some of the negatives of moving to a bigger university include more expensive‚ farther away from home and living in a new place and having to live in
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Faculty Classroom Observation Report – SPRING 2012 Name: Observation Date/Time: Course Title and Number: Location: Students Enrolled: Students Present: Directions: Below is a list of instructor behaviors that may occur within a given class. Please use this form as a guide to conducting observations. Place a check mark in the appropriate column. Consider each item carefully; and‚ assign the highest rating only for unusually effective performance
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7‚ 3013 Students’ Pressure At Lehigh University In ”College Pressures”‚ author William Zinsser spends most of the time talking about students’ pressures‚ especially in the 60’s and 70’s‚ based on his experience at Branford College at Yale University. The article shows that students are facing pressures in lots of aspects‚ such as economic‚ parental‚ peer and self-induced aspects. However‚ these pressures are not rare in just a few universities. Economic pressure‚ parental pressure and
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"I don’t want to get to a community college‚" said William Thompson a teen in texas when I inquired him about attending a Junior college. He said‚ "Why would I go to a community college when I can go to a real university". There is a common misconception on attending a Junior college. People feel that if you attend a community college you were deemed too feeble-minded to proceed to any major university and that is solely untrue. Top Teens. You must know that you will not be treated with disdain if
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From 2008 to the last year of being president of the United States Barack Obama has made a difference not just for the country but the community itself we live in. Serving in his 2 terms so far‚ the community of the country have seen the changes that has come to benefit for the U.S. in the future. From simply dropping the percentage of the unemployment rate every year to making history by legalizing gay marriage we must come to the realization that Obama is simply trying to adjust to the present
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My Community College Philosophy To believe in the strength and value of community colleges is to recognize that the community school is as vital and remains purposely driven today‚ as when they began more than one hundred years ago- before self-driving cars‚ smartboards‚ on-line courses‚ etc. These community based institutions fundamentally serve as a foundation and core to the planning and building of one’s unlimited educational possibilities. Therefore‚ when a community college student
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ROLE OF COMMUNITY RADIO IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Aim: To analyze how effectively the community radio can be used for the community development. Objectives: • To identify how far the community radio has played its role in creating awareness about the local issues such as social‚ environment and economic. • To analyze the reach of community radio among public. • To identify what genre of program is attracted by the public in community radio. • To analyze how far the community radio has created a change
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presidential campaign that’s been going on we have more than often heard the question Should community college be free? President Obama came fourth with the idea of making community college free and as we have seen some people including presidential candidates like Bernie Sander support this‚ however not everyone agrees that this is a good idea. The hope that President Obama has with making community college free is that more people will be encouraged to go out and get their degree. As we often see
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