10 Herald - Lantern - Dispatch 21 May '86

Study Finds People Want Local College

By JOE ZELNIK CREST HAVEN -'The cranberry juice opener was the only surprise at last week's breakfast meeting of the county's Community College Proposal Review Committee. The remainder of the menu was as expected: scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, coffee and confirmation of the need to expand local community college services. The food came from the staff at the vo-tech school where the meeting was held. The food for thought came from Dr. N. Dean Evans, head of Foxgill Consultants of West Chester, Pa. He reported the results of surveying high school

juniors and seniors, local business and industry, and the general adult population. "I got no really big surprises," he told nine of the 15 committee members present. "It was consonant with others I've done in New Jersey and with nationwide research." He found that 28 percent of high schoolers would attend a local community college full time; another 38 percent part time. That was based on 1,271 returifs from 1,750 students at Lower Cape May Regional, Middle Township, Wildwood Catholic, Wildwood, Ocean City, and Millville senior high schools. Evans said that was "an

excellent return, accurately projectible." PART TWO. the result of a full-page Questionnaire published without cost in 23,000 copies of this paper on March 26, was based on 351 returns which Evans called "very significant." He also commented that the sample population showed "a little southern tilt" because of this paper's prime circulation area, but, Evans said, other newspapers asked to contribute space had declined. Evans said he did not in* elude 101 returns from the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in Cape May because they are "not permanent residents." Ninety-eight percent of the respondents said they were interested in a local

community college and < many commented that, because they worked, they needed night and/or j weekend classes. ] FINALLY, a sample of 250 employers brought 90 usable forms: 71 from business and industry; 19 from the professions. In addition, Evans met with nine of the county's 10 employers. He found: Ninety percent (54) said they needed people with one to two years of college. Twenty-seven said they now provide organized training programs and 22 said they could use help with that from a community college. Seventeen already pay college tuition for their

employes and 22 would be willing to do so. Response from persons in the professions was the poorest of all surveyed, with 19. But 18 of them said they saw a need for local _ two-year college training. EVANS IS SLATED to return to another 8 a.m. breakfast meeting, this one on June 9, to make his recommendations on what route the county should take in providing increased educational services. The committee, in turn, will make recommendations to the freeholders, who appointed it. Freeholder James S. Kilpatrick Jr., who heads the committee and is its freeholder liaison, said he hoped for some sort of decision by early fall so the board could provide funds in its 1987 budget. Evans said he felt it would be "reasonable" to help for some sort of new system in the fall of 1987. Currently the county pays chargebacks for student tuition at other colleges. That is costing about $1 million a year. EVANS SAID last week that he has "a completely open mind" in determining what the county should do next. "People will take more courses regardless of what you do," he said. "That is crystal-clear to me." This committee was formed last July to study proposals for branch campuses from Atlantic Community College and Cumberland County College That responsibility was widened to include the entire gamut of higher education choices. Evans said he has met with officials from ACC and CCC and "explored in depth their porposals and asked them for supplements" to their year-old proposals. HE SAID HE ALSO is considering a joint college operation and "a commission arrangement" by which the county would have its own board and contract for services with other colleges. He said he continues to rule out the county having its own college on the basis of its small population. The state recommends a minimum of 100,000, a number that should be reached by next year. Evans is a former community college president and his firm is being paid $16,750 for its study. PRESENT AT the

meeting were committee members Kilpatrick, VoTech Supt. Wilbur Kistler, Special Services School Supt. George Bailey, Wildwood Schools Supt. Arjfrur Motz, Wildwood High ^ School Principal Ernest Harper, Ocean City High School Business Department head Dr. William Lauer, Audrey Hardy, Ruth Millward and Carol Bruno. Also present were Normal Zimmerman, vo-tech 's director of Cirriculum and Instruction, and Madelyn Beloin, freeholder clerkstenographer who is serving as committee secretary. Absent were Freeholder Herbert Frederick, Rev. Charles Rowe, Gene DeGenova, Diane Hevener and county Schools Supt. Robert Bongart.

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SIC : Lists Recycling Schedule SEA ISLE CITY - The city's recycling program continues and summer visitors are urged to participate. Aluminum, glass and newspapers are included in the recycling process, and should be placed in separate containers at curbside on the dates listed below. All materials recycled do not have to be hauled to the dump at great expense to the city. Commissioner James Iannone stated. "By participating in Sea Isle City's Recycling program, you not only help our environment, but save tax dollars as well," Iannone continued. "This is equally important to both property owners and renters, as lower taxes, mean lower rents. I urge everyone to cooperate." THE 1986 SUMMER Recycling Schedule for Sea Isle City is as follows : Mondays — 1st Street to 44th Street inclusive: June 2. 16. 30; July 14. 28; Aug 11, 25; Sept. 8, 22. Tuesdays — 45th Street to 65th Street inclusive: June 3, 17; July I, 15, 29; Aug. 12. 26; Sept. 9, 23 Wednesdays — 66th Street ot 94th Street inclusive: June 4, 18; July 2. 16,30; Aug. 13,27; Sept 10, 24.

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