Trends in the Community College Curriculum

Community colleges enroll close to 50 percent of all students who begin higher education in the United States. Consequently, what happens at these institutions affects the course of study, the progress, and the nature of learning for nearly half of all postsecondary students. This issue of New Directions for Community Colleges presents a detailed picture of the national community college curriculum, using survey data collected in 1998 by the Center for the Study of Community Colleges. Chapters analyze approaches to general education, vocational course offerings, the liberal arts, multicultural education, ESL, honors programs, and distance learningconsidering underlying philosophies, design, and content of requirements.Schuyler, Gwyer is the author of 'Trends in the Community College Curriculum', published 2000 under ISBN 9780787948498 and ISBN 0787948497.