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Creating Innovative Partnerships
Author(s) -
Polo James F.,
Rotchford Louise M.,
Setteducati Paula M.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
new directions for adult and continuing education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1536-0717
pISSN - 1052-2891
DOI - 10.1002/ace.8107
Subject(s) - general partnership , corporation , degree program , management , community college , rand corporation , sociology , public relations , engineering , business , engineering management , political science , economics , medical education , finance , medicine
The Bell Atlantic Corporation has entered into an agreement with a consortium of community colleges in the Northeast for the purpose of offering an associate degree in applied science with a telecommunications concentration. The program, called NEXT STEP, is offered to Bell Atlantic employees during their workday. This specially designed degree program allows for a creative partnership between education, labor, and industry.