A Comparative Curriculum Analysis of an Associate Degree Program at a Corporation School, a State College and a Community College.

Autor/in	Baker, Jeanette S.
Titel	A Comparative Curriculum Analysis of an Associate Degree Program at a Corporation School, a State College and a Community College.
Quelle	(1983), (19 Seiten)Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Standards; Accreditation (Institutions); Admission Criteria; College Curriculum; Community Colleges; Comparative Analysis; Degree Requirements; General Education; Graduation Requirements; Higher Education; Proprietary Schools; State Colleges; Teaching Methods; Tuition + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Community college; Community College; Allgemein bildendes Schulwesen; Allgemeinbildung; Abschlussordnung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Unterweisung; Unterricht
Abstract	A comparative curriculum analysis was performed of the associate degree, electronics engineering technology programs of the DeVry Institute of Technology (DIT), a corporation-owned proprietary school in Illinois, Lake Superior State College (LSSC) in Michigan, and Mesa Community College (MCC) in Arizona. The curricula were compared in terms of curriculum characteristics (i.e., entrance requirements, accreditation, length of program, instructional methods, scholastic standards, and tuition costs); general education requirements; and requirements in technical courses. The study revealed that: (1) entrance requirements were similar at all three institutions, with MCC having the least restrictive requirements; (2) all three institutions were accredited by their regional association; (3) the program at DIT was almost twice as long as the other two; (4) all three programs employed the traditional lecture method with some laboratory work; (5) tuition costs were lowest at the MCC; (6) DIT required proportionally more units of technical and electronics courses and placed a greater emphasis on mathematics than the other colleges; and (7) general education requirements were similar at all three schools. Study conclusions emphasize the similarity among the three associate degree programs and the unexpected breadth in the curriculum of the corporation-sponsored school. (HB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC