Maryland Community Colleges Continuing Education Manual.

Overview & Synopsis

This manual outlines Maryland's community college course evaluation system. 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, V, VI present instructions for the completion of various forms required for state funding: Continuing Education Courses for State Funding, Data Monitoring Form, and Enrollment Report for (Equated Credit) Continuing Education Courses. Part VII provides instructions for submitting data on courses for which aid is not requested. After part VIII details the annual community college continuing education reporting schedule, part IX describes the continuing education data tape submission process, developed to provide standard computer programs for institutional reporting and data analysis. Parts X, XI, XII, and XIII describe processes for resubmission for funding, appeal, biennial review, and continuing education course inventory. (HB)