Community College Research Center: Collection

Community College Involvement in Adult Education

In the summer of 2003, CCRC undertook a national survey of community college involvement in adult education for the Center for the Advancement of Adult Literacy (CAAL).

The report of this project, The Role of Community Colleges in State Adult Education Systems: A National Analysis, is the third resource document to be issued by CAAL in its study of community colleges and adult education/literacy. Vanessa Smith Morest, Assistant Director of Postsecondary Research of the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, conducted the research with assistance from Kerry Charron, Annika Fasnacht, and Daniella Olibrice. The report is based on information drawn from several sources, including interviews with officials in 35 states across the country, and an analysis of state and national adult education data. The report looks at the structure of adult education in the United States with a focus on the role of community colleges. Findings show that community colleges are major providers of adult education, serving as many as a third of all adult education students.

Project Staff:
Vanessa Smith Morest, Research Affiliate -- Norwalk Community College

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The Role of Community Colleges in State Adult Education Systems: A National AnalysisPaper by: Vanessa Smith Morest — 4/1/2004This report looks at the structure of literacy and adult education in the US with a focus on the role of community colleges.View AbstractFour-Year Graduates Attending Community Colleges As Serious Credit StudentsBrief by: J. W. Quinley & M.P. Quinley — 12/1/2000CCRC Brief No. 10 describes the interesting occurance of community college students who have already demonstrated their academic ability by receiving 4-year degrees before enrolling.View Abstract | Download the PDFFour-year Graduates Attending Community Colleges: A New Meaning for the Term "Second Chance" Paper by: J. W. Quinley & M.P. Quinley — 8/1/1998A newer type of "second chance" community college students are the growing number who are entering community college after having successfully completed a four-year degree. This paper details a qualitative study of four-year graduates who attended Central Piedmont Community College. View Abstract | Download the PDF


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