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A Handbook on the Community College in America: Its History, Mission, and Management (Greenwood, 1994) Beach, J. M. and W. Norton Grubb. Gateway to Opportunity: A History of the Community College in the United States (2011) Cohen, Arthur M. and Florence B. Brawer. The American Community College (1st ed. 1982; new edition 2013) Diener, Thomas.
A community college is a type of undergraduate higher education ... H.T. (2002). The changing role of community college. Occupational Outlook Quarterly, 46(4), 14–21.
The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York oversees all public education, including the State University of New York (SUNY), affiliated community colleges, and the K–12 public school system (run by the New York State Education Department) via the Regents Examinations. High school graduates may receive Regents Scholarships ...
Some US states offer higher education at two year "colleges" formerly called "community colleges". The change requires cooperation between community colleges and local universities. Four-year colleges often provide the bachelor's degree, most commonly the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.).
Community colleges get less government money to spend, per student, than public four-year universities: $8,695, according to the Center for American Progress, compared with $17,540.
The American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), headquartered in the National Center for Higher Education building in Washington, D.C., is the primary advocacy organization for community colleges at the national level and works closely with directors of state offices to inform and affect state policy.
The best community college in the U.S. is located in Wisconsin. Gateway Technical College in Kenosha, WI, claimed the top spot out of 616 schools included in this study. It has a full-time ...
Garrett College was established in 1966, as Garrett Community College, and took its present name in 2002. [2] In 1968, the Garrett Community College Board of Trustees acquired a site in McHenry, Maryland and construction of the campus began shortly thereafter. It officially opened its doors to students in 1971.