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Chemical Education in Two-Year Colleges
According to a National Science Foundation InfoBrief,* approximately 40% of students earning bachelor’s or master’s degrees in chemistry attended a two-year college. Yet community and technical colleges are facing big challenges due to smaller budgets and limited time to prepare students for further study.
The following resources and tools will help you prepare students for the workplace or a four-year college.
ACS Guidelines
Tools for bolstering your curricula
- Instructional materials for chemistry-based education
- Effective practices for chemistry-based technology programs
- Resources for integrating the following into your curriculum:
- Student transfer resources
Support
Survey Results
Two-Year College Chemistry Landscape 2013: Faculty Responsibilities and Practices Survey Summary Report
Survey of two-year college faculty that addresses faculty work hours, faculty engagement in professional activities, and student skills teaching and assessment.
- Download complete data tables, reported practices, and survey questionnaire
Two-Year College Chemistry Landscape 2012: Safety Practices Survey Summary Report
Survey of two-year college campuses and departments that addresses laboratory section sizes and chemical safety policies, resoures, and education practices.
- Download survey questionnaire
Two-Year College Chemistry Landscape 2010: Resources and Priorities
Survey of two-year college chemistry faculty that addresses faculty needs, priorities for potential resources, and use and impact of existing resources.
- Download survey data and questionnaire
Two-Year College Chemistry Faculty Status Survey, Spring 2010
Survey of two-year college campuses and departments that addresses faculty demographics and status, teaching assignments and class sizes, and employment trends
*This resource is external to ACS and is provided for informational purposes only. Listing of a product or service on this website does not constitute an endorsement by ACS.
Workshops, webinars, and courses
Career growth ideas and resources
Teaching tips and advice
- Collaborative Learning Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty*
- Effective Teaching: A Guide for Community College Instructors*
- Science Teaching Reconsidered: A Handbook*
- Student Engagement Techniques: A Handbook for College Faculty*
- Teaching Tips* from the Center for Instructional Innovation, Western Washington University
- Teaching Tips* from Honolulu Community College
- The Joy of Teaching: A Practical Guide for New College Instructors*
- Tools for Teaching (2nd edition)*
*This resource is external to ACS and is provided for informational purposes only. Listing of a product or service on this website does not constitute an endorsement by ACS.
Contact us
Have a question or comment? Want to suggest a resource?
- Email the ACS Office of Two-Year Colleges
- Call (800) 227-5558, ext. 6167