NPC appoints Community College Task Force

[ForeverRoses]

Vincennes University in Indiana is a 2 year school (with a very few 4 year degree offerings) and they have local sororities and fraternities. Somehow those seem to do fine even with a 2-year turnover. Maybe due to Vincennes being somewhat residential.

[33girl]

This is another thought I had as to why this task force was created. Are local groups forming at the CCs, the CCs are worried about risk management, and they want national groups to help shoulder the burden?

[carnation]

At one college where I taught (many of you know which one), the school forced the locals to nationalize. I expect it was due to liability issues, which were so bad that I really don't know why no one was seriously injured.

[navane]

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Vincennes University in Indiana is a 2 year school (with a very few 4 year degree offerings) and they have local sororities and fraternities. Somehow those seem to do fine even with a 2-year turnover. Maybe due to Vincennes being somewhat residential.

Vincennes University is an anomaly with a unique history. I wouldn't hold that institution up as an example compared to the typical 2-year community colleges found across the U.S.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by navane

Vincennes University is an anomaly with a unique history. I wouldn't hold that institution up as an example compared to the typical 2-year community colleges found across the U.S.

Vincennes has been offering Bachelor Degrees since 2005, so may be allowable under today's rules of expansion. Vincennes first dormitory was in 1968.

There are a few other schools that currently or formerly had dorms while only offering 2 year programs.

Richard Bland College which is a two year that is part of the William and Mary System has dormitories, so that would fall into that group and UVA -Wise (which used to be Clinch Valley College) fell into that group prior to becoming a 4 year school.

Southwestern Oregon Community College currently falls into that group.

[SWTXBelle]

- Blinn College in Brenham
- Kilgore College
- Tyler Junior College
- Navarro College

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

- Blinn College in Brenham
- Kilgore College
- Tyler Junior College
- Navarro College

Maybe Jacksonville College too? Texas State Technical College?

I feel like Texas has a bunch of what I would call "little hybrids" that would fall under this model. They have 2 year and 4 year degrees, and many have residential life/dorms.

Sidebar - have you watched "Cheer" on Netflix about Navarro College? Sooo good.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Maybe Jacksonville College too? Texas State Technical College?

I feel like Texas has a bunch of what I would call "little hybrids" that would fall under this model. They have 2 year and 4 year degrees, and many have residential life/dorms.

Sidebar - have you watched "Cheer" on Netflix about Navarro College? Sooo good.

LOVED "Cheer"!

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by naraht

There are a few other schools that currently or formerly had dorms while only offering 2 year programs.

There's Sullivan County Community College, part of the SUNY system. I learned about that one from watching the documentary "Three Identical Strangers." Two of the three triplets went to school there.