Maryland Community Colleges Continuing Education Manual.

Overview & Synopsis

This manual outlines Maryland's community college course evaluation system for continuing education courses. Part I provides a historical overview of continuing education in Maryland, including the legal provisions establishing the development of continuing education courses as a function of community college instructional development. Part II presents policies for state participation in continuing education courses. Part III highlights evaluation criteria for continuing education courses, including those submitted for state funding and those for which state funding is not requested. Parts IV and V present instructions for the completion of forms required for state funding, including the request for state funding for a continuing education course and the data monitoring form. Part VI describes the process related to resubmission for funding. Parts VII, VIII, and IX describe the appeal process; provide an inventory of continuing education courses; and present instructions for completion of the form for reporting enrollments in continuing education programs. Part X describes the continuing education data tape submission process. Finally, parts XI and XII describe the annual community college continuing education reporting schedule and the biennial review process. Appendices include an explanation of terminology used, classification codes, and relevant policies and procedures. (HB)