Introduction
The American Community College is an educational structure which provides students with the idea of gaining education in various fields of studies or to pursue the education in the four-year institutions. A transformational character between these two structures promotes a challenge for the majority of students and makes it possible for them to gain the appropriate education. In this respect the paper is dedicated to illuminating the details about the above mentioned issue. Moreover, the point of articulation agreements while transferring is at a core of the discussion. The elements of the transfer between Community Colleges, and four-year institutions provide mutual relations inside the educational system of the United States making it competitive and effective.
Before discussing the problem it is vital to work out the motives and purpose for transfers in education on the whole and in Community Colleges, in particular. The goal of transfers from the Community Colleges to the four year institutions covers in the idea of making more efforts so that to improve the level of knowledge and experience for students choosing it. According to Mattis et al (2005), suchlike transfer serves as the approach to “take specialized coursework for matriculation with bachelor’s degrees” (14). Cohen and Brawer (2004) point out that according to their observation the students’ level of attendance is straightforwardly reflected on their desire for pursuing education and their success in achieving higher degrees in education, as a result.
Discussion
Though, the educational function of transfers from the Community Colleges proves its destination in practice. Of course, it is a matter of voluntary choice, but still the importance and perspectives of a student’s further growth by means of an educational ladder are necessary for young people and the nation on the whole. Moreover, such procedures bring into action the dynamics and circulation between students’ talents and capacities, so that to improve the national needs in the qualified, effective, and productive personnel.
Continuing the above idea it is necessary to outline the necessity of the articulation agreements. As Cohen and Brawer (2004) specify, the articulation agreements are those settings of different courses which identify the individual capacities of students and can be provided in a two-year study program. In fact, in such approach toward education there is a mere extent of national interest and governmental trends to provide the verification of such agreements. Townsend (2001) notes that there is a relation between transfer and articulation compared as the “who” and the “what” respectively. In other words, when talking about transfers one may realize the ratings of students participating in this kind of activity. On the other hand, articulation has its implementation in courses and programs concerned with them. Hence, the author admits: “Articulation encompasses transfer and is “the entire range of processes and relationships involved in the systematic movement of students interinstitutional and intersegmental throughout postsecondary education” (Cited in Townsend, 2001, p. 174). In fact, articulation agreements play a role of the mechanism which directly provides the flow of a student’s development taking into account the capabilities which are possessed by him/her.
Conclusion
To sum up, the need for transfers from the Community Colleges to the four-year institutions is necessary for the educational system of the United States. Furthermore, this idea is supported with a national verification as of giving students freedom in choosing courses they are interested in. Such approach is maintained throughout the articulation agreements.
Reference
Cohen, A. M., and Brawer, F. B. (2004). The American community college. San Francisco: John Wiley and Sons.
Mattis, M. C., Sislin, J., and National Research Council (U. S.). (2005). Enhancing the community college pathway to engineering careers, Vol. 65. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.
Townsend, B. K. (2001). Community colleges: policy in the future context. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group.