Guide Describes World-Wide Web Sites at Community Colleges

Alan Levine, a specialist in instructional technology for the Maricopa County Community College District, has developed a guide to World-Wide Web sites run by community colleges.

The list of more than 360 colleges provides information about institutions in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Some of the institutions offer only basic information about how to contact campus officials. Others provide on-line access to their library catalogues and to course registration.

The site also includes pointers to Web and Gopher resources established by the Community College Leadership Program at the University of Texas at Austin and by the League for Innovation in the Community College.

Johnathan L. Nelson, computer-services coordinator at the American Association of Community Colleges, says the Internet is proving to be particularly useful for students at community colleges. Unlike their peers at four-year institutions, students at two-year colleges usually live off campus and hold regular jobs while they pursue their degrees, he notes. Their busy schedules often make it difficult to use the library or transact business with campus offices.

The World-Wide Web address is: http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/cc/