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10/9/09
Story by Julie Haas

JCCC is once again ranked among top 10 digital community colleges

Overland Park, Kan.—Johnson County Community College is again listed among the top 10 digitally-savvy community colleges in the large college category by the Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine. JCCC was also in the top 10 in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

“JCCC is proud of receiving this award,” said Dana Grove, executive vice president, educational planning and development/chief operating officer at JCCC. “It represents to the public the dedication and talent of our Information Services staff and the effective procedures they have implemented to support the continual improvement of student learning.”

The Center for Digital Education and Converge magazine selected 36 community colleges as outstanding examples of technology delivery in higher education. The Digital Community Colleges Survey identifies and spotlights colleges that provide a high level of service to their students and faculty through information technology.

Schools were placed in three categories based on size of enrollment, with college officials providing information from the 2008 school year. At the survey’s conclusion, the top 10 in each of the three categories were named.  The survey examined areas of technology ranging from online registration, distance learning, tutoring and advisory services, technology training for students and faculty, and Web 2.0 social and collaborative capabilities.  

“Community colleges, year after year, impress us as forward thinking and quick to adapt,” said Marina Leight, vice president of the center. “Those institutions chosen as this year’s top community colleges are exceptional examples of this investment in learning.”

The Center for Digital Education is a national research and advisory institute providing education and industry leaders with decision support, research and educational services to help them effectively incorporate new technologies in the 21st century. In addition to the Digital Community College Survey, the center conducts digital school districts, cities, counties and states surveys – all national studies that serve as benchmarks for excellence in IT applications and initiatives.

For more information on the Center visit www.centerdigitaled.com. The center is a division of e.Republic, Inc., a national publishing, event and research company focused on information technology in the public sector. For more information on e.Republic visit www.erepublic.com. For more information on the Digital Community Colleges Survey, please contact Janet Grenslitt at 916-932-1363.

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Top 10 Digital Community Colleges by Category

Large-sized colleges – 7,500 students or more
1st: Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pa.
2nd: Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, Va.
3rd: Tidewater Community College, Norfolk, Va.
4th: Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, N.Y.
5th: Howard Community College, Columbia, Md.
6th: Anne Arundel Community College, Anne Arundel, Md.
7th: Macomb Community College, Warren, Mich.
8th: Delaware Technical and Community College, Dover, Del.
9th: San Antonio College, San Antonio, Texas (tie)
9th: Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, Ariz. (tie)
10th: Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, Kan. (tie)
10th: Rio Salado College, Tempe, Ariz. (tie)

Mid-sized colleges - between 3,000 and 7,500 students
1st: Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyo.
2nd: Tompkins Cortland Community College, Dryden, N.Y.
3rd: Darton College, Albany, Ga.
4th: Rappahannock Community College, Warsaw, Va. (tie)
4th: Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tenn. (tie)
5th: Carl Sandburg College, Galesburg, Ill. (tie)
5th: Lord Fairfax Community College, Middletown, Va. (tie)
6th: Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap, Va.
7th: Lake Superior College, Duluth, Minn.
8th: Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, Wyo. (tie)
8th: Southwest Virginia Community College, Richlands, Va. (tie)
9th: Raritan Valley Community College, Somerville, N.J.
10th: Patrick Henry Community College, Martinsville, Va. (tie)
10th: Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Va. (tie)

Small colleges - less than 3,000 students
1st: Panola College, Carthage, Texas
2nd: Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, Clifton Forge, Va.
3rd: Mesabi Range Community and Technical College, Virginia, Minn.
4th: Kirtland Community College, Roscommon, Mich.
5th: Minnesota West Community and Technical College, Worthington, Minn.
6th: Montgomery Community College, Troy, N.C.
7th: Zane State College, Zanesville, Ohio
8th: Halifax Community College, Weldon, N.C.
9th: Kennebec Valley Community College, Fairfield, Maine
10th: South Arkansas Community College, El Dorado, Ark.