ADVISORY/ACCT/Collegis Community College Survey: Trustees grade their own colleges on workforce training, development and technology use.News Editors/Assignment Desks/Education Writers ADVISORY...for Thursday (June 19) --(BUSINESS WIRE) Community college enrollments have skyrocketed in the face of a slow economy. Younger and older students alike are trying to upgrade their knowledge and skills in pursuit of better, higher-paying careers. But with many states still debating budgets to fund higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. , where will the community colleges put all of the students? What courses and classroom technologies will be needed to address this record student growth? Where will the students find jobs once their degrees have been awarded, and what will this mean for the Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. economy? Who and What: The Association of Community College Trustees (www.acct.org), based in Washington, D.C., and higher education technology-services provider Collegis (www.collegis.com), based in suburban Orlando, Fla., will conduct a survey of regional community college trustees and presidents regarding workforce development, funding sources and technology use on college campuses. ACCT hosts its regional leadership conference this week in Tampa. When and Where: The press conference to announce the results of the survey will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 19, in Meeting Room 5 of the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel and Marina, Tampa, Fla. Several local and national leaders will be available to respond to questions from media members, including: Richard N. Adams, ACCT chairman; Ray Taylor Ray Taylor has been the name of two characters from EastEnders.
Additional notes: This survey of ACCT leaders from the Southern and Northeast region, representing 21 states, will provide the first such compilation of the goals and possible trends developing among community college administrators with regard to economic and workforce development. Survey results will also indicate preferred funding sources for community college growth and efficiency and the technology needs for improved teaching and learning in online and in-class academic environments. A similar survey will be conducted next week at the ACCT Pacific, Western and Central regional conference to be held in San Francisco, Calif. Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) exists to develop effective lay governing board leadership to strengthen the capacity of community colleges to achieve their missions on behalf of their communities. ACCT represents more than 600 governing boards and 7,000 trustees throughout the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. ACCT's membership and special constituencies represent more than 12 million students currently enrolled in America's community colleges. Collegis is the leading provider of technology-related services to higher education with more than 100 college and university clients nationwide, including six in Florida: Hillsborough Community College (Tampa); Valencia Community College The college was founded in 1967 as Valencia Junior College, taking its current name in 1971. It has several campuses in Orlando with additional campuses in Kissimmee and Winter Park. More than 50,000 students enroll each year. (Orlando); Edison Community College (Fort Myers); Broward Community College  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (Fort Lauderdale); Saint Leo University Saint Leo's main campus is in a rural setting, but is not far from large cities such as Tampa, St. Petersburg and Orlando. It offers small class sizes taught by full-time faculty members: it employs no teaching assistants. (Saint Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. , Fla.) and St. Thomas University Schools with the name St. Thomas University:
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